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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.

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  • Stanton 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.

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  • Appleton v. Turnbull

    84 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.

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  • Ryder 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.

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  • Woodman v. Pitman

    79 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.

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  • Morton v. Hayden

    154 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

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  • Vose v. Handy

    2 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 timesPublished
  • Larochelle v. Hodsdon

    690 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 timesPublished
  • Murch v. Tomer

    21 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 timesPublished
  • Estate of Peter C.

    488 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 timesPublished
  • Hurricane 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).

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  • Burke 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 timesPublished
  • Hatch v. Dennis

    10 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.

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  • Sanders v. Getchell

    76 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 timesPublished
  • State v. Allison

    692 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 timesPublished
  • Blackwell v. State

    311 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 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. Borstel

    73 Me. 273 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 15, 1882

    In Emerson v. … Judge Sprague says, in Knowlton v.

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  • Holston v. Haley

    125 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 timesPublished
  • Richardson v. Richardson

    72 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.

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  • Boardman v. Creighton

    95 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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