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  • Goodspeed v. Fuller

    46 Me. 141 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1858

    In Bambridge v. … . & R., 329, or that it was paid by some one other than the grantee, and thus raise a resulting trust, as in Scoby v. Blanchard, 3 N. H. 170. Pritchard v. Brown, 4 N. H. 397; Dudley v. Bosworth, 10 Humph. 9 .

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Kennebec Water District v. City of Waterville

    96 Me. 234 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 3, 1902

    Allen v. Jay, supra; Talbot v. Hudson, 16 Gray, 417 ; Concord Railroad v. Greeley, supra; Olmstead v. Proprietors of Aqueduct, 47 N. J. L. 311. … V.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Dyer v. Maine Central Railroad

    120 Me. 154 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 5, 1921

    Smith v. M. C. R. R. Co., 87 Maine, 348. … A sign board as required by R. S., Chap. 56, Sec. 72, was at the time of the accident maintained by the defendant.

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  • In Re Erika R.

    563 A.2d 369 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 4, 1989

    See, e.g., Minott v. F.W. Cunningham & Sons, 413 A.2d 1325, 1329-30 (Me.1980); Parker v. Hohman, 250 A.2d 698, 702 (Me.1969). … State v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • O'Connor v. Beale

    143 Me. 387 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 21, 1948

    Thompson et al. v. Bowes, 115 Me. 6 ; 97 A. 1 ; 1 A. L. R. 1365; Dartnell v. Bidwell, 115 Me. 227 ; 98 A. 743 ; 5 A. L. R. 1320; Burnham v. Burnham et al., 130 Me. 409 , 156 A. 823 . … Ed. 440 ; and in Crosier v. Brown, 66 W. Va. 273 ; 66 S. E. 326 ; 25 L. R. A., N.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Penobscot Railroad v. Weeks

    52 Me. 456 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1864

    In Harris v. … In Capel v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Sleeper v. Union Insurance

    61 Me. 267 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1872

    .” *271 The vessel was lost within the lime specified in the policy, with all on board, among whom was E. K. Alexander, the master. Annie 1). Alexander, the widow of E. K. … Burnham v. Ellis, 39 Maine, 320. The same rule applies to prospective intentions. The declarations as testified to by Frye are either the statements of what Alexander had done or proposed doing.

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  • State v. Tauvar

    461 A.2d 1065 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1983

    Creamer was also the vice president of the corporation and a member of the board of directors. Creamer met the officer outside the hall and informed him that Tauvar, an “unwanted guest,” was inside the hall. … State v. Thibeault, 402 A.2d 445, 449 (Me.1979); State v. Tullo, 366 A.2d 843, 848 (Me.1976). By using “lawful” to describe “order,” therefore, the legislature intended that “lawful” have some independent meaning.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Kennard

    496 A.2d 660 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 7, 1985

    See Willette v. Umhoeffer, 245 A.2d 540, 542 (Me.1968). IV. … See Brown v. State, Department of Manpower Affairs, 426 A.2d 880, 887 (Me.1981).

    Cited 4 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.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Jackson Brook Institute, Inc. v. Maine Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

    861 A.2d 652 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 10, 2004

    See Witkowski v. Brown, 576 A.2d 669, 672 (Del.Super.Ct.1989); Oliver v. Okla. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Guar. Ass’n, 774 S.W.2d 902, 904 (Mo.Ct.App.1989); Burke v. … Ass’n v. Harris, 827 P.2d 1139, 1142-43 (Colo.1992); Hasemann v. White, 177 Ill.2d 414 , 226 Ill.Dec. 788 , 686 N.E.2d 571, 573-74 (1997); Hetzel v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Young v. Potter

    133 Me. 104 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 10, 1934

    Avery v. Thompson, 117 Me., 120, 123, 103 A., 4 ; Raymond v. Portland R. R. Co., 100 *113 Me., 529, 62 A., 602 ; Wilkinson v. Drew, 75 Me.,, 363; Pomroy v. B. & A. R. R. Co., 102 Me., 497, 67 A., 561 ; Bacon v. … Jenkins v. North Shore Dye House, Inc., 277 Mass., 440, 444 , 178 N. E., 644 ; Lounsbury v. McCormick, 237 Mass., 328, 337 , 129 N. E., 598 ; Ayers v. Ratshesky, 213 Mass., 589, 593 , 101 N. E., 78 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • 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.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Knowlton v. Attorney General

    976 A.2d 973 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 28, 2009

    Addy v. … See id.; see also Reid v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Scott v. M'Lellan

    2 Me. 199 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1823

    In Jones v. … Hubbly v. Brown & al. 16 Johns. 70 . was assumpsit by the indorsee against the defendants, as indorsers of a note made by Rufus Clap, payable to their order.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • State v. Boynton

    379 A.2d 994 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 18, 1977

    Small v. Maine Board of Registration and Examination in Optometry, Me., 293 A.2d 786, 788 (1972). … Finks v. Maine State Highway Commission, Me., 328 A.2d 791, 796 (1974). The statutes here challenged withstand the constitutional attack. As for standards, 12 M.R.S.A. §§ 4251-4252 are patently conservation measures.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Curtis v. Androscoggin Lodge, No. 24

    99 Me. 356 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 12, 1904

    . • And a similar situation existed in Foxcroft v. … First Society of Hartford v. Hartford, 66 Conn. 368 ; Saint Mary’s Church v. Tripp, 14 R. I. 307; Salem, Lyceum v. Salem, 154 Mass. 15 ; Harvard College v. Assessors of Cambridge, 175 Mass. 145 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • State of Maine v. Nicholas P. Lovejoy

    2024 ME 42 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 23, 2024

    stains on the toe of a boot, red or brown stains on a roll of duct tape, a bottle of ammonia in the bathroom, and a mop in the kitchen sink. … State v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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