Case law

Godfrey v. Rice

59 Me. 308 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1871

Wild v. Fisher, 4 Pick. 421 . In Pownal v. … In Hubbly v. Brown, 16 Johns. 71 , Spencer, J., says, “ we have regarded the indorser in the nature of a surety, and the maker of the note as the principal debtor.”

McDonald v. Boston & Maine Railroad

87 Me. 466 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 20, 1895

Gavett v. Manchester & Lawrence Railroad Co. 16 Gray, 501 ; Lucas v. New Bedford & Taunton Railroad Co. 6 Gray, 64 . "There cannot be a doubt,” says Peters, C. J., in Shannon v. B. & A. … In 2 Wood on Railroads (Minor Ed.) § 305, the author says : "It appears to us that, in view of the danger which necessarily attends such an act, it should be held as a matter of law that it is negligence to attempt to board

Bellegarde Custom Kitchens v. Leavitt

295 A.2d 909 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 25, 1972

Pray v. Millett, 122 Me. 40 , 118 A. 721 (1922); Andrew v. Bishop, supra. … Union National Bank of Wichita, Kan. v. Lamb, 337 U.S. 38 , 69 S.Ct. 911 , 93 L.Ed. 1190 (1949); Romaine v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 485 P.2d 102 (Nev. 1971); Brown v.

State v. Pulsifer

1999 Me. 24 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 9, 1999

See State v. Michaud, 611 A.2d 61, 63-64 (Me.1992) (defendant failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that he did not instigate the fight); State v. … See State v. Rollins, 295 A.2d 914, 921 (Me.1972); see also State v.

State v. Melvin

390 A.2d 1024 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 3, 1978

Roberts, the only witness as to the cause of death, was not a competent witness for that purpose because he was not certified by a Board of Forensic Pathologists and was not acquainted with the factual circumstances of the … Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board, 367 U.S. 1 , 81 S.Ct. 1357 , 6 L.Ed.2d 625 (1961); Rogers v. United States, 340 U.S. 367 , 71 S.Ct. 438 , 95 L.Ed. 344 (1951); Hale v.

M. N. Landau Stores, Inc. v. Daigle

157 Me. 253 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 12, 1961

Brown v. Linn Woolen Co., 114 Me. 266 , 95 A. 1037 ; Small v. Clark, 97 Me. 304 , 54 A. 758 ; Sedgwick, Elements of Damages, p. 310. … Huyler’s v. Ritz-Carlton Restaurant & Hotel Co., 6 F. (2nd) 404 (D. C. Del.); Neal v. Jefferson, 212 Mass. 517 , 99 N. E. 334 , 41 L.R.A. N.S. 387 (prospective profits summer hotel allowed); Sinclair Refining Co. v.

State v. Weeks

270 A.2d 366 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 3, 1970

He was ordered to look for a man who was described as being approximately 6 feet 2 or 3 inches tall, weighing 190 to 210 pounds, with brown hair and wearing dark clothes. … State v. Rowe, Me., 238 A.2d 217 (1968).

Mailhoit v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

87 Me. 374 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 8, 1895

Brown v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co, 65 Mich. 306 ; Temmink v. Same, 72 Mich. 388 . So in Colorado, State Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 19 Ins. L. J. 966. … In Farrow v.

Anderson v. Willey

514 A.2d 807 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 2, 1986

See Foshee v. Daoust Const. Co., 185 F.2d 23, 25 (7th Cir.1950); cf. Casco Bank & Trust Co. v. Rush, 348 A.2d 239 (Me.1975). … Id.; Boyte v. Dickson, 62 N.C.App. 682 , 303 S.E.2d 418, 421 (1983); see Granite State Ins. Co. v. Dundas, 34 Colo.App. 382 , 528 P.2d 961 (1974).

Piper v. Voorhees

130 Me. 305 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 29, 1931

Butler, 13 Conn., 309 ; South-West School District v. Williams, 48 Conn., 504 ; Brown v. Jefferson County, 16 Iowa, 339, 343 ; Lawrence v. Tennant, 64 N. H., 532, 543; McKinnon v. Bliss, 21 N. Y., 206, 218 ; Drury v. … Bethum v. Turner, supra ; Mayberry v. Standish, 56 Me., 342 ; Littlefield v. Hubbard, 124 Me., 299.

Quigley v. Caron

247 A.2d 94 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 21, 1968

Cromwell v. Brooklyn Fire Ins. Co., 44 N.Y. 42, 47 . (1870) *96 Brownell v. Board of Education, 239 N.Y. 369 , 146 N.E. 630 , 37 A.L.R. 1319 (1925); Shelton v. Providence Washington Ins. Co. … Pittsfield National Bank v.

Atkins v. Atkins

376 A.2d 856 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 18, 1977

Wright v. … Cardinali v. Planning Board, Me., 373 A.2d 251, 255 (1977). The burden was on defendants to show their right to judgment as a matter of law. Akerley v. Lammi, Me., 217 A.2d 396 (1966).

Giles v. Maine Fidelity Life Insurance

423 A.2d 957 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 30, 1980

Giles v. … Cote v. Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Bangor, Me., 398 A.2d 419 (1979); Bollous v. Town of York, Me., 402 A.2d 606 (1979) (Memorandum of Decision).

Inhabitants of Bangor v. Warren

34 Me. 324 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1851

This Court gave full consideration to the question in the case of Howe v. Ward, 4 Greenl. 195, and in Clark v. French, 23 Maine, 221, and the principles announced in each have been uniformly adhered to in this State. … Inhabitants of Worcester v. Eaton, 13 Mass. 371 .

Independent Congregational Society v. Davenport

381 A.2d 1137 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 27, 1978

E. g., Board of Com’rs of Oklahoma County v. Russell, 174 F.2d 778 (10th Cir. 1949); J. M. Carey & Brother v. City of Casper, 66 Wyo. 437 , 213 P.2d 263 (1950); Hasman v. … Company v. City of Westbrook, Me., 269 A.2d 307 (1970).

Kittredge v. McLaughlin

38 Me. 513 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1854

Pierce & al. v. Brown, 1 N. H. 179. The common law is founded in reason, and has been said to be “the perfection of reason.” Inst. 97, R. … In Waring v.

McTeague v. Department of Transportation

760 A.2d 619 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 27, 2000

See Merrill Trust Co. v. State, 417 A.2d 435, 440-43 (Me.1980). See also Hall v. Board of Environmental Protection, 528 A.2d 453, 455 (Me.1987). … See Mancini v. Scott, 2000 ME 19, ¶ 10 , 744 A.2d 1057, 1061 . See also Goodwin v. School Admin. Dist.

In re T.B.

65 A.3d 1282 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 23, 2013

Hatch v. Anderson, 2010 ME 94, ¶ 7, 4 A.3d 904; Danforth v. State Dep’t of Health & Welfare, 303 A.2d 794, 795, 800-01 (Me. 1973); cf. Lassiter v. … See In re Trever I., 2009 ME 59, ¶ 28, 973 A.2d 752; Bradshaw v. Bradshaw, 2005 ME 14, ¶ 10, 866 A.2d 839; see also State v.

State v. Lindsey

400 A.2d 368 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 18, 1979

Richardson’s camp then was boarded up and secured. Two days later Flowers observed two persons at the Richardson camp, beating against the door of the shed next to the principal building. … Cf State v. Mullen, 528 S.W.2d 517, 521 (Mo.App.1975). 2 .

Heal v. International Agricultural Corp.

124 Me. 138 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 26, 1924

Winslow v. Bank of Cumberland, 26 Maine, 9; Cavene v. McMichael, 8 Serg. & Rawle (Pa.), 441; Garland v. Davis, 4 How., (U. S.), 146. … “When there is a warranty, the scienter is immaterial.” *145 Hillman v. Wilcox, 30 Maine, 170; Rogers v. Kendall, 122 Maine, 248; Shippen v. Bowman, 122 U. S., 575 ; Wallace v. Tanner, 118 Ill., Ap., 639; Wilson v.