Case law

Aseptic Packaging Council v. State

637 A.2d 457 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 17, 1994

Brown-Forman Distillers v. N.Y. State, 476 U.S. 573, 579 , 106 S.Ct. 2080, 2084 , 90 L.Ed.2d 552 (1986). The first is a “per se rule of invalidity” and the second is a “flexible approach.” … Minnesota v.

State v. Maine Central Railroad

76 Me. 357 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 1, 1884

Gleason v. Bremen, 50 Maine,* 222; State v. Grand Trunk Railway, 58 Maine, 176. … In Dascomb v.

Jacques v. Pioneer Plastics, Inc.

676 A.2d 504 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 24, 1996

Brown, 63 Me. 203, 204 (1875) (prior judgment for trespass does not preclude new action where trespassing “thing” still on plaintiffs land), and for a continuing nuisance, Cumberland and Oxford Canal Corp. v. … See e.g., Moy v.

State v. Dresser

54 Me. 569 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1866

Hartwell, 35 Maine, 130; State sci. fac. v. Brown, 41 Maine, 535; State, in a plea of debt, v. Boies, 41 Maine, 344, were actions brought on recognizances ' and transferred on demurrer. … State v. Hanson, 39 Maine, 337; State v. Estes, 46 Maine, 150, and State v.

Conservatorship of Emma

153 A.3d 102 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 5, 2017

Ass’n v. Sweet Peas, LLC, 2013 ME 89, ¶ 10, 81 A.3d 348, we begin by determining whether it is appropriate to accept the reported question for response. … reports questions for review, we independently determine whether acceptance of the report is consistent with our basic function as an appellate court, or would improperly place us in the role of an advisory board

Martin v. City of Biddeford

138 Me. 26 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 11, 1941

The men would board the truck at the city’s garage, and, when the sanding was finished, would be let off the truck at the garage or such point on the way to the garage as would be nearest or most convenient to their homes … Waterville, 88 Me., 39, 33 A., 659 ; Morse v. Montville, 115 Me., 454, 99 A., 438 ; Power Co.v. Van-Buren, 116 Me., 119, 100 A., 371 ; Bangor v. Ridley, 117 Me., 297, 104 A., 230 .

Hart v. County of Sagadahoc

609 A.2d 282 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 12, 1992

See Maitland v. Town of Thompson, 129 Conn. 186 , 27 A.2d 160 (1942) (town had the right to pay members of Board of Education attorney fees paid to defend libel action); Askew v. … Roberts v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co., 404 A.2d 238, 241 (Me.1979). See also Shackford & Gooch, Inc. v. Town of Kennebunk, 486 A.2d 102, 105-06 (Me. 1984); Townsend v. Appel, 446 A.2d 1132, 1133-34 (Me.1982).

D'Alfonso v. City of Portland

154 Me. 242 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 5, 1958

“Close sheeting” or “close sheathing” connotes the placing of boards or planks upright along the wall of the trench side by side, while “open sheeting” means the placing of boards upright at some distance apart. … Sposedo v.

Chamberlain v. Harriman

165 A.3d 351 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 22, 2017

Collins v. … See Brown v. Habrle, 2010 ME 72, ¶ 20 , 1 A.3d 401 (holding that a spouse became a judgment debtor as, of the date that a post-judgment grace period for a property disposition payment expired); Raymond v.

Kuvaja v. Bethel Savings Bank

495 A.2d 804 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 12, 1985

See Wilner Wood Products Co. v. … Ingerson v. State, 491 A.2d 1176, 1184 (Me.1985). See also McGautha v. California, 402 U.S. 183, 215 , 91 S.Ct. 1454, 1471 , 28 L.Ed.2d 711 (1971); Rochin v.

Bates Manufacturing Company v. Franklin Company

218 A.2d 366 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 25, 1966

The governing principle of law was well stated by the Rhode Island Court in Hill v. … Caron v. Margolin, 128 Me. 339 , 147 A. 419 ; McArthur v. Hood Rubber Co., 221 Mass. 372 , 109 N.E. 162 ; 2 American Law of Property § 9.22; Restatement, Property § 564.

State v. Poulin

268 A.2d 475 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 6, 1970

As said in Carroll v. … To the same effect People v. Brown, 38 Ill.2d 353 , 231 N.E.2d 577 (1967); People v. Jones, 38 Ill.2d 427 , 231 N.E.2d 580 (1967); Stewart v. People, 162 Colo. 117 , 426 P.2d 545 , (1967); and Chambers v.

In re Searsport Water Co.

118 Me. 382 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 9, 1919

nature, which has been enacted in many of the States, is, we think, to place the entire regulation and control of all public service corporations (or individuals engaged in supplying a public utility) in the hands of a Board … Board of Survey of Arlington v. Bay St. Ry., 224 Mass., 463, 469 . We think no rule of statutory construction is violated in so construing this Act. Black on Interpretation of Laws, pages 136, 137.

Webber Oil Co. v. Murray

551 A.2d 1371 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 20, 1988

See Automatic Comfort Corp. v. … Knowles v.

State v. Gagnon

383 A.2d 25 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 1978

State v. … State v. Brown, Me., 321 A.2d 478 (1974); State v. Fitzherbert, Me., 249 A.2d 760 (1969).

Ward v. Merrill

154 Me. 45 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 14, 1958

Fitts v. Marquis, 127 Me. 75, 79 ; 140 A. 909 . … McCaffrey et al v. Silk, Jr., 150 Me. 58, 61 ; 104 A. 2d. 436. As was said in Stearns v.

Cadwallader v. Clifton R. Shaw, Inc.

127 Me. 172 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 5, 1928

See also Downey v. Bay State St. Railway, 225 Mass., 281 ; Hurnanen v. Nicksa, 228 Mass., 346 . In Brown v. … But in Windham v.

Inhabitants of North Berwick v. North Berwick Water Co.

125 Me. 446 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 8, 1926

Belfast v. Belfast Water Company, 115 Maine, 234, 245. … Maine Water Co. v. Waterville, 93 Maine, 586, 595.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake R. R. v. Inhabitants of Brooks

60 Me. 568 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1872

Grover v. Pembroke, 11 Allen, 89 ; School District v. Blakeslee, 13 Conn. 234 . … Whether or not the requisite amount had been subscribed by responsible parties must necessarily be decided by the-board of directors, for there was no other person or persons, or tribunal, by whom the question could be determined

Mattocks v. Moulton

84 Me. 545 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 5, 1892

King v. Talbot, 40 N. Y. 87 ; Kimball v. Reding, 31 N. H. 352 ( 64 Am. Dec. 333 ). … In Brown v. French, 125 Mass. 410 , the trustee invested part of the trust funds in first mortgage bonds of the then Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.