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Inhabitants of Farmington v. Hardy's Trailer Sales, Inc.
410 A.2d 221 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 24, 1980
See, e. g., Gower v. Inhabitants of Jonesboro, 83 Me. 142 , 21 A. 846 (1891) (1100 cords of cut and split firewood, ready for sale, taxed at landing place where situated); Inhabitants of Farmingdale v. … The other essential elements, as set forth in Inhabitants of Athens v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedStanton v. University of Maine System
773 A.2d 1045 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 26, 2001
Schultz v. Gould Acad., 332 A.2d 368, 370 (Me.1975) (citing Isaacson v. Husson Coll., 297 A.2d 98, 103 (Me.1972); Jay v. Walla Walla Coll., 53 Wash.2d 590 , 335 P.2d 458 (1959)). … See Mullins v.
Cited 84 timesPublished84 Me. 72 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 8, 1891
Scovill v. Thayer, 105 U. S. 143, 152 ; Sanger v. Upton, 91 U. S. 56 ; Stockton v. Mechanics, &c. Bank, 32 N. J. Eq. 163, 167 ; Williams v. Traphagen, 38 N. J. Eq. 57 ; Wheeler v. Millar, 90 N. Y. 353 . … Dyer v. Shurtleff, 112 Mass. 165, 167 ; Arnold v. Brown, 24 Pick. 89 , 96; Remick v. Butterfield, 31 N. H. 70; Coles v. Trecothick, 9 Vesey, 234, 247 ; Ex parte James; 8 Vesey, 337, 346; Carter v.
Cited 10 timesPublishedRyder v. USAA General Indemnity Co.
938 A.2d 4 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 6, 2007
Co. v. Doe, 173 Ariz. 112 , 840 P.2d 288, 291 (Ct.App.1992); Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. … See, e.g., Smith v.
Cited 10 timesPublished79 Me. 456 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 16, 1887
Spring v. Russell, 7 Maine, 273. … Brown v. Town of Preston, 38 Conn. 219 . To constitute nuisance, the obstructions must materially interrupt general navigation. State v. Wilson, 42 Maine, 9. In Rowe v. Granite Bridge Co. 21 Pick. 344 , 347, Shaw, C.
Cited 20 timesPublished154 Me. 6 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 6, 1958
Chief Justice Shaw in Com. v. … supervisions of a probation officer or the state board of children's guardians or may commit such child to the state board of children's guardians or make such other disposition as may seem best for the interests of the
Cited 2 timesPublished2 Me. 322 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 15, 1823
Indeed the cases of Gould v. Newman, 6 Mass. 239 . Warden v. Adams, 15 Mass. 233 , and Parsons v. … In Brown v. Maine Bank, 11 Mass. 153. an assignment of a judgment and execution by a writing on the back of the execution, for valuable consideration, was holdcn to be good. In Mowry v.
Cited 1 timesPublished690 A.2d 986 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 21, 1997
See Board of Overseers of the Bar v. … See Jim Mitchell and Jed Davis, P.A. v.
Cited 7 timesPublished21 Me. 535 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 15, 1842
In the case of Thaxter, adm’r. v. … Grinnell & al. 2 Met. 13 , the plaintiff, having been appointed guardian to the Chappe *539 quiddic Indians, and one of (hem having engaged on board of a whale ship, and having deceased during the voyage, and the plaintiff
Cited 3 timesPublished488 A.2d 468 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 22, 1985
See Anderson v. Cape Elizabeth School Board, 472 A.2d 419, 421 (Me.1984). Section 5-311(c) does not disqualify Barden from being Peter C.’s guardian. II. … Hines v. Ayotte, 135 Me. 103, 107 , 189 A. 835, 838 (1937).
Cited 9 timesPublishedHurricane Island Outward Bound v. Town of Vinalhaven
372 A.2d 1043 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 3, 1977
Defendants, Town of Yinalhaven and Board of Assessors, appeal from a declaratory judgment holding that plaintiff Hurricane Island Outward Bound (Outward Bound) is a “scientific institution” entitled to property tax exemption … Davis v. State, Me., 306 A.2d 127 (1973); Frost v. Lucey, Me., 231 A.2d 441 (1967).
Cited 18 timesPublishedBurke v. Port Resort Realty Corp.
1999 Me. 138 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 27, 1999
See Arsenault v. … Brown Builders, Inc., 490 So.2d 653, 655-56 (La.Ct.App.1986) (holding employer was not engaged in a bona fide wage dispute because it could have easily verified the number of days that the employee worked); cf. Rohr v.
Cited 13 timesPublished10 Me. 244 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1833
The same doctrine is recognised in Shaw v. Broom, 4 Dowl. & Ryl. 730; in Beauchamp v. Parry, 1 Barnw. & Adol. 89, and in Smith v. De Wruitz, Ryan & Moody, 212; Graves v. Key, 3 Barnw. & Adol. 313. … In Jackson v.
Cited 0 timesPublished76 Me. 158 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 16, 1884
Lord v. Chamberlain, 2 Maine, 67; Jones v. Cary, 6 Maine, 448; Osgood v. Bradley, 7 Maine, 411. But refused to apply the-principle in analogous cases. Donahoe v. Richards, 38 Maine, 376, 379. The case of Osgood v. … J., in Blanchard v.
Cited 7 timesPublished692 A.2d 936 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 16, 1997
. [¶ 3] James Nadeau, the town manager of Eagle Lake, testified that Allison became a municipal agent by completing the necessary workshops and being appointed by the board of selectmen. … State v. Spooner, 666 A.2d 863, 864 (Me. 1995); State v. Vahlsing, 557 A.2d 946, 947 (Me.1989). [¶ 6] We are unpersuaded by Allison’s contentions.
Cited 1 timesPublished311 A.2d 536 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 21, 1973
Johnson v. Maine Wetlands Control Board, Me., 250 A.2d 825, 827 (1969). … Much earlier in Vesanen v.
Cited 6 timesPublished73 Me. 273 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 15, 1882
In Emerson v. … Judge Sprague says, in Knowlton v.
Cited 0 timesPublished125 Me. 485 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 30, 1926
Smith v. Morrill, 54 Maine, 48; Coolidge v. Wiggin, 62 Maine, 568; Hagerthy v. Phillips, 83 Maine, 336. … Hagerthy v. Phillips, supra, Coolidge v. Wiggin, supra; Weeks v. Parsons, 176 Mass., 570, 575 ; Trego v. Estate of Cunningham, 267 Ill., 367, 378 ; Plumley v. Bank of Hinton, 76 W. Va., 635, 639 . Talcott v.
Cited 2 timesPublished72 Me. 403 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 29, 1881
Cutler v. Currier, 54 Maine, 91; Peek v. Carpenter, 7 Gray, 283 ; Brigham, v. Eveleth, 9 Mass. *538; Jones v. Harraden, 9 Mass, *540, note; Gowen v. Shaw, 40 Maine, 56; Dyer v. Wilbur, 48 Maine, 287 ; Brown v. … Bracket v. Norcross, 1 Greenl. 89 ; Thomas v. Pickering, 13 Maine, 353; McLang v. Ross, 5 Wheat. 124 ; William v. Watkins, 3 Peters, 51, 52 ; Stearns on Real Actions, 41; Barnard v.
Cited 0 timesPublished95 Me. 154 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 25, 1901
Eaton v. Europ. & No. Am. Ry. Co., 59 Maine, 520; Tibbetts v. K. & L. R. R. Co., 62 Maine, 437; McCarthy v. Sec. Par. of Portland, 71 Maine, 318. So, in Burbank v. … See also Cuff v. Railroad Co., 35 N. J. L. 18; and King v. Railroad Co., 66 N. J. 184. In Samuelson v. Cleveland Iron Min.
Cited 6 timesPublished
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