Case law

Sally C. Pew v. Robert N. Sayler

123 A.3d 522 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 1, 2015

In Low v. … Wood v.

Black v. Solmitz

409 A.2d 634 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1979

The strong trend against across-the-board application of a rule of parental immunity in tort cases reflects a growing recognition that such a sweeping application results in excessive protection of the interests favored by … In Moulton v.

State v. Moulton

481 A.2d 155 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 16, 1984

See *159 Crosby v. State, 232 Ga. 599, 600 , 207 S.E.2d 515, 517 (1974); Brown v. State, 281 So.2d 924, 927 (Miss.1973). As we said in Mayo v. … State v. Richards, 296 A.2d 129, 136 (Me.1972); see also State v. Hassapelis, 404 A.2d 232, 236 (Me.1979); State v. Barclay, 398 A.2d 794, 797 (Me.1979).

City of Portland v. Jacobsky

496 A.2d 646 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 6, 1985

Shedd, Portland, for Jacobsky, Stilphen, Discatio, Ratliff, McCarthy & Brown. Daniel G. Lilley, E. Paul Eggert, Portland, for Campbell & Palmer. … Association of Independent Professionals v. Maine Labor Relations Board, 465 A.2d 401, 409 (Me.1983).

Dyer v. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc.

984 A.2d 210 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 17, 2009

Brown, 495 A.2d 324, 325 (Me.1985). [¶24] The Legislature has also been increasingly willing to apply strict liability in certain cases, imposing liability for explosions of natural gas, 14 M.R.S. § 165 (2008); for defective … Houde v.

Lowell v. Washington County Railroad

90 Me. 80 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 1897

Railroad v. Williams, 54 Pa. St. 107; Hagner v. Railroad, 154 Pa. St. 478 ; Railroad v. Daniels, 16 Ohio State 396 ; Prather v. Railroad, 52 Ind. 42 ; Chicago Railroad v. Wilson, 17 Ill. 123 ; Peck v. … R. v. Winchester, 13 Allen, 32 ; Nugent v Supervisors, 19 Wall. 242 ; Cantillon v. Dubuque R., 78 Iowa, 56 ; Bank v. Concord, 50 Vt. 279 ; Martin v. Railroad, 8 Fla. 370 , ( 73 Am. Dec. 720 .)

State v. Cadigan

249 A.2d 750 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 29, 1969

In Jones v. … In re Hoyt’s Estate, 246 Iowa 292 , 67 N.W.2d 528, 532 ; Fitzsimmons v. Board of Education, 125 N.J.L. 15 , 13 A.2d 305, 306 ; In re Murphy, 321 Mass. 206 , 72 N.E.2d 413, 417 ; Dawson v.

Michaud v. Inhabitants of the Town of Livermore Falls

381 A.2d 1110 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 17, 1978

Gaylord Boutilier, and the Town of Jay and the Chairman of its Board of Selectmen, Douglas J. Wiggins. … Garrison v.

Daniel P. Roberts v. State of Maine

103 A.3d 1031 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 6, 2014

See Henderson v. … See, e.g., State v.

Renee Legrand v. York County Judge of Probate

168 A.3d 783 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 25, 2017

BACKGROUND [¶2] The court found the following facts, which are supported by competent evidence in the record.4 See Graham v. Brown, 2011 ME 93, ¶ 2, 26 A.3d 823. A. … v.

State of Maine v. Moosehead Mountain Resort, Inc.

2024 ME 50 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 9, 2024

Brown v. Compass Harbor Vill. Condo. Ass’n, 2020 ME 44, ¶¶ 19-26, 229 A.3d 158 (reviewing the sufficiency of evidence supporting court’s award of damages for breach of contract). … Morgan v.

State v. Intoxicating Liquors

119 Me. 1 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 11, 1920

Co v. U. S., 220 Fed., 592 ; Hart v. U. S., 95 U. S., 316 ; Minturn v. U. S., 106 U. S., 437 ; U. S. v. Witten, 143 U. … S. v.

Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

455 A.2d 34 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 14, 1983

We held in Federal Power Commission v. … In Central Maine Power Company v.

W. R. Lynn Shoe Co. v. Auburn-Lynn Shoe Co.

100 Me. 461 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 16, 1905

See also Canal Co. v. Clark, 13 Wall. 311 ; Brown Chem. Co. v. Meyer, 139 U. S. 540 ; Columbia Mill Co. v. Alcorn, 150 U. S. 460 . Elgin Natl. Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Co., 179 U. S. 665 . In the last named case, Oh. … Co. v. June Mfg. Co., 163 U. S. 169 ; Graham v. Plate, 40 Cal. 593 ; Avery v. Meikle, 85 Ky. 435 ; McLean v. Fleming , 96 U. S. p. 437. In Singer Mfg. Co. v. June Mfg.

Small v. Gartley

363 A.2d 724 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 8, 1976

See Bolio v. … See Allen v. State Board of Veterinarians, 1947, 72 R.I. 372 , 52 A.2d 131 . Inferior courts may, by virtue of legislative design, be made courts of last resort in specific areas of the litigation process. See Jacoby v.

Ottman v. Fisher

319 A.2d 56 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 30, 1974

Board of Higher Education, 350 U.S. *60 551, 76 S.Ct. 637 , 100 L.Ed. 692 (1956).” 397 U.S. 254, 262 , 90 S.Ct. 1011, 1017 , 25 L.Ed.2d 287, 295-296 . … Smith, supra, Townsend v. Swank, supra, and Carleson v.

Graffam v. Wray

437 A.2d 627 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 2, 1981

State v. Gleason, Me., 404 A.2d 573, 578 (1979); Cote v. Zoning Board of Appeals, Me., 398 A.2d 419, 420 (1979); Hazzard v. Westview Golf Club, Inc., Me., 217 A.2d 217, 224 (1966). … In Jones v.

Forbes v. Wells Beach Casino, Inc.

409 A.2d 646 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 27, 1979

Chandler v. Dubey, Me., 325 A.2d 6, 8 (1974). … Spitz v. Lamport, 119 Me. 566 , 112 A. 522 (1921).

Olsen v. French

456 A.2d 869 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 24, 1983

Remick v. Erin, Inc., 414 A.2d 896 (Me.1980). See Town of South Berwick Planning Board v. Maineland, Inc., 409 A.2d 688, 689 (Me.1980), and cases cited therein. See also USM Corporation v. … Quinn v. Moore, 292 A.2d 846, 852 (Me.1972); McCann v.

State of Maine v. Keith Coleman

181 A.3d 689 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 22, 2018

Flomenbaum v. … Brown, 321 A.2d 478, 485 (Me. 1974).  21 precluding any related questioning, those errors were harmless in the face of the