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  • McLellan v. Reed

    35 Me. 172 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1853

    Potter, Davis, 392; Thompson v. Snow, 4 Maine, 265; Cutler v. Thurlo, 20 Maine, 213; Taggard v. Loring, 16 Mass. 336 ; Thompson v. Hamilton, 12 Pick. 425 ; Cutler v. Windsor, 6 Pick. 339 ; Perry v. … The supplies for which this action was brought, were delivered on board of said schooner at Bath to the order of Jackson Hodgdon and John Hodgdon.

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  • Clapp v. Cumberland County Power & Light Co.

    121 Me. 356 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 8, 1922

    The plaintiff’s case is thus stated in the declaration: “that as said plaintiff was on the running board and was stepping from said car to the street, while said car was at a standstill, said car suddenly and without warning … McKinnon v. Ry., 117 Maine, 239. The case having been fully tried, without surprise, so far as the record shows, to the defendant, we think that an amendment may be considered as made, Wyman v.

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  • Clifford v. Thomaston Mut. Insurance

    50 Me. 197 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1861

    In the case of Brown & al. v. … See, also, Eagle v. Emmet, 4 Brad., 117 ; Spencer v. Roper, 13 Iredell, 333.

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  • Welch v. McCarthy

    677 A.2d 1066 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 17, 1996

    Greenstreet v. Brown, 623 A.2d 1270, 1272 (Me.1993); Sei ders v. Testa, 464 A.2d 933, 935 (Me.1983). … Odom v. G.D.

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  • Lavoie v. Celotex Corp.

    505 A.2d 481 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 25, 1986

    The arrangement was designed to permit Fibre-board to insulate itself from claims for contribution by the remaining non-settling defendants. … Hobbs v. Hurley, 117 Me. 449, 451-53 , 104 A. 815, 816-17 (1918). In Packard v.

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  • Thomaston Savings Bank v. Hurley

    117 Me. 211 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 22, 1918

    Hussey v. Fisher, 94 Maine, 301; Hurd v. Chase, 100 Maine, 561; Poland v. Loud, 113 Maine, 260. The main question to be decided is the portion of the land to which the bank mortgage attaches. … Gill v. Lyon, 1 John Ch., 447; Clowes v. Dickinson, 4 John Ch., 235; Brown v. Simons, 44 N. H., 475; Sheperd v. Adams, 32 Maine, 63; Wallace v. Stevens, 64 Maine, 225; Cole v. *216 Fickett, 95 Maine, 265.

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  • Banton v. Herrick

    101 Me. 134 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 27, 1906

    The land demanded is a lot of 110 acres and is described as “Lot No. 32, *137 north of the Board Kddy Hoad in La Grange according to the survey and plan of Jeddediah Herrick.” … See Little v. Megquier, 2 Maine, 176; Kennebec, Purchase v. Laboree, 2 Maine, 275; Noyes v. Dyer, 25 Maine, 468; Foxcroft v. Barnes, 29 Maine, 128; Prinam Free School v. Fisher, 34 Maine, 172 ; Brackett v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Spear v. City of Bath

    125 Me. 27 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 15, 1925

    In other jurisdictions courts considering other constitutions and statutes hold that the appraisal by the taxing board must stand unless shown to be intentionally discriminatory, and therefore actually or constructively fraudulent … , Gas Light Company v.

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  • Amato v. Frank Amato, Inc.

    501 A.2d 1296 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 9, 1985

    Brown, 460 A.2d 1379, 1381 (Me.1983); Bowman v. Dussault, 425 A.2d 1325, 1328 (Me.1981). Accordingly, we review the Superior Court’s denial of plaintiff’s requested attachment only for abuse of discretion. … Weiss, 669 F.2d 114 , 122 (3d Cir.1982); Kaufman v. Edelstein, 539 F.2d 811 , 814 (2d Cir.1976); Gialde v. Time, Inc., 480 F.2d 1295, 1301 (8th Cir. 1973); United States v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Advanced Medical Research Foundation v. Town of Cushing

    555 A.2d 1040 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 7, 1989

    See Libby v. Lorrain, 430 A.2d 37, 38 (Me. 1981). … Green Acre Baha'i Inst. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Bither v. Packard

    115 Me. 306 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 13, 1916

    In Woodman v. … Co. v. Hill, 60 Maine, 178, 184. In the case of Chesterfield v.

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  • Fortin v. Johnson

    150 Me. 294 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 24, 1954

    See Treasure Island Catering Co. v. State Board of E., 19 Calif. (2nd) 181, 120. P. (2nd) 1 (1941). See also 139 A.L.R. 392 . Clauses (c) and (d) were enacted in Rhode Island in 1947-48. … Treasure Island Catering Co. v. State Board of E., supra; 47 Am. Jur. 223 , Sales and Use Taxes, § 18.

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  • Simmons v. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission

    222 A.2d 366 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 26, 1966

    Brown, 129 Me. 169 , 151 A. 9 , in which a jury officer, who was also an investigating officer, gave a juror transportation, and a new trial was granted; York v. … In Davis v.

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  • Russell v. Accurate Abatement, Inc.

    694 A.2d 921 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 6, 1997

    French v. Willman, 599 A.2d 1151, 1152 (Me.1991); Dongo v. Banks, 448 A.2d 885, 889-90 (Me.1982). Whether a particular building code ordinance applies to the facts of a case is a question of law for the court. … Swallow v.

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  • State v. Beck

    156 Me. 403 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 4, 1960

    State v. Huff, 89 Me. 521 . R. … We quote from Rabinowitz v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Hartshorn v. Assessors of Ellsworth

    60 Me. 276 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1872

    S., c. 6, § 14, and is as follows : All goods, wares, and merchandise, all logs, lumber, boards, and other lumber, and all stock in trade, including stock employed in the business of any of the mechanic arts, in any town … Rex v. St. Pancras, 3 A. & E., 542. It should expressly state the duty required of the defendant.

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  • Smile, Inc. v. Moosehead Sanitary District

    649 A.2d 1103 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 10, 1994

    Butler v. Hardy, 576 A.2d 202, 203 (Me.1990). … Masselli v. Fenton, 157 Me. 330 , 172 A.2d 728, 731 (1961).

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  • Rhoades v. Varney

    91 Me. 222 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 5, 1898

    Mayhew v. Sullivan Mining Co., 76 Maine, 100, 108; Buzzell v. Laconia Manf. Co., 48 Maine, 113; Shanny v. Androscoggin Mills Co., 66 Maine, 420. … Nason v.

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  • State v. Thomes

    697 A.2d 1262 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 10, 1997

    See State v. … Brown, 552 A.2d 12, 14 (Me.1988) (although evidence not excluded pursuant to Rule 404(b) was unfavorable to defendant, it was relevant and probative on issue of opportunity and was not so prejudicial to rise to level of obvious

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  • Daley v. COM'R, DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES

    698 A.2d 1053 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 8, 1997

    Richardson, 285 A.2d 842, 844-45 (Me.1972) (state may legitimately prohibit possession of lobsters on board any boat rigged for otter or beam trawling). … Board of Bar Overseers v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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