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471 A.2d 1026 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 19, 1984
See Warchalowski v. Brown, 417 A.2d 425 (Me.1980); Brown v. MacDonald, 448 A.2d 912 (Me.1982). … As indicated in Brown v.
Cited 8 timesPublished592 A.2d 163 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 31, 1991
M.R.Evid. 404(a)(1); 2 State v. Bragg, 516 A.2d 556, 557 (Me.1986); State v. Doherty, 437 A.2d 876, 878 (Me.1981); State v. Wells, 423 A.2d 221, 224 (Me.1980); State v. Arnold, 421 A.2d 932, 937 (Me.1980). … See State v. Woodbum, 559 A.2d 343, 347 (Me.1989) (Horn-by, J., dissenting); Field & Murray, Maine Evidence § 405.1 at 115. 5 .
Cited 5 timesPublished153 Me. 331 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 5, 1958
Brown was •duly sworn and qualified. A short time later .Robinson sent to the selectmen ■ a letter of resignation from the board *333 carrying the postscript, “to settle some peoples (sic) opinion.” … As was said in State v. Harmon, 115 Me. 268 at 272: “It is a well settled principle that a public office may be abandoned by the incumbent so that a vacancy in the office is thereby created.
Cited 2 timesPublished408 A.2d 1011 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 13, 1979
Brown, on those respective dates. … Willette v. Statler Tissue Corp., Me., 331 A.2d 365, 367 (1975).
Cited 3 timesPublished75 Me. 456 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1883
Lamphear v. Lamprey, 4 Mass. 107 ; Daggett v. Chase, 29 Maine 356 ; Abbott v. Knowlton, 31 Maine, 77. The question presented is preliminary or collateral and not final. It is fully covered by the case of Cameron v.
Cited 2 timesPublished101 Me. 545 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 13, 1906
Mansfield v. McFarland, 51 Atl. 763 . It is said in Stearns v. … Gaylord, 11 Mass. 255 ; Stearns v. Burnham, supra; Smith v. Guild, 34 Maine, 443; Gilman v. Gilman, 54 Maine, 453; Smith v. Howard, 86 Maine, 203; Green v. Alden, 92 Maine, 177.
Cited 2 timesPublished84 Me. 280 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 4, 1892
Hunter v. Randall, 62 Maine, 423. It is immaterial that the party making the representations has an additional purpose of obtaining an indirect benefit to himself from the transaction. Mann v. Blanchard, 2 Allen, 386 . … McKinney v. Whiting, 8 Allen, 207 .
Cited 3 timesPublished552 A.2d 12 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 14, 1988
See, e.g., State v. Liberty, 478 A.2d 1112, 1116 (Me.1984); State v. Nason, 383 A.2d 35, 36 (Me.1978); State v. St. Germain, 369 A.2d 631, 632 (Me.1977). … See State v. Harding, 408 A.2d 1003 (Me.1979); State v. Flaherty, 340 A.2d 212 (Me.1975). The fact that Brown may not have remembered or realized the significance of the conversation is not pertinent. See State v.
Cited 5 timesPublished712 A.2d 1059 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 17, 1998
Burke v. … See Ciampa v.
Cited 5 timesPublished394 A.2d 794 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 1978
Shull v. Sexton, supra; Loose v. Brubacher, 219 Kan. 727 , 549 P.2d 991 (1976); Gulf Oil Corp. v. Ferguson, 509 S.W.2d 1 (Mo.1976); Kidd v. Early, 289 N.C. 343 , 222 S.E.2d 392 (1976); *797 Killam v. … Pelletier v.
Cited 4 timesPublished161 Me. 52 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 1965
Monaghan v. Longfellow (1889), 81 Me. 298 , 17 A. 74 ; see Stafford v. Morse (1902), 97 Me. 222, 227 , 54 A. 397, 399 . … Stevens v. Gordon (1895), 87 Me. 564, 567 ; 33 A. 27 ; James v. Wood (1889), 82 Me. 173, 177 , 19 A. 160, 161 ; see State v. Mitchell (1955), 150 Me. 396, 397 , 113 A. (2nd) 618, 619.
Cited 2 timesPublished78 Me. 492 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 10, 1886
On the other hand, such entries as are offered in this case . were offered and excluded in Hancock v. Cook, 18 Pick. 30 . … Coffin v. Bucknam, 12 Maine, 471. The doctrine of that case was soon after overthrown by statute R. S., 1841, ch. 146, § 23, now R.
Cited 4 timesPublished118 Me. 164 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 30, 1919
Dunn v. Packing Company, 113 Maine, 159. The exception to the overruling of the motion in arrest of judgment is without merit. No defect appears upon the face of the papers. … State v. Hill, 48 Maine, 241; Powers v. Moore, 79 Maine, 216; State v. Perry, 115 Maine, 204.
Cited 1 timesPublished8 Me. 22 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1831
insolvent, within *25 six months after the commissioners have reported to the Judge a list of claims, or within such further time as he shall think proper under his hand and seal to allow, was settled in the case of Butler v.
Cited 1 timesPublished31 Me. 65 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1849
Crane v. Crane, 17 Pick. 422 . … In the case of Washburn v. Washburn, 10 Pick. 374 , an allowance was made, more liberal than that granted in this case.
Cited 2 timesPublished56 Me. 126 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1868
Noble v. Bosworth, 19 Pick., 314 . … Davis v. Thompson, 13 Maine, 209 ; Sherburne v. Jones, 20 Maine, 70; 1 Cruise on Real Estate, T. 9, c. 1, § 14; 4 Kent’s Com., 110.
Cited 4 timesPublished77 Me. 195 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 18, 1885
Eddy v. O’Hara, 132 Mass. 56 ; Whitt v. Dunn, 134 Mass. 271 . *197 The reasons given by Judge Benedict, however, do not apply hero. … Staples v. Staples, 4 Maine, 532. Exceptions overruled. Peters, C. J., Walton, Virgin, Libbet and Haskell, JJ., concurred.
Cited 2 timesPublished12 Me. 162 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1835
It remained the plaintiff’s property after the conveyance to Brown, the same as before, and the defendant, having converted it to his own use, as the jury have found ho did, is as clearly liable for damages in this form of … The case of Russell v. Richards, 1 Fairf. 429, is a conclusive authority for the plaintiff. There must be judgment on the verdict.
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