Case law

Lee Academy Education Ass'n v. Academy

556 A.2d 218 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 30, 1989

SAD 30 has been represented on the Academy's governing boards for over a decade; presently the chairman of SAD 30’s board is an ex officio voting member of the Academy’s eight-member board of directors, and that chairman … See Baker Bus Service, Inc. v. Keith, 416 A.2d at 729 . Cf. 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 (Pamph. 1988); Dunton v.

Glasser v. Town of Northport

589 A.2d 1280 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 22, 1991

Valente v. City of Westbrook, 543 A.2d at 1375 ; Cunningham v. Kittery Planning Board, 400 A.2d 1070, 1079 (Me.1979). … See Lerman v. Inhabitants of Portland, 406 A.2d 903, 904 (Me.1979). In any case, because we review the Planning Board’s action directly, see Driscoll v.

Juliano v. Town of Poland

725 A.2d 545 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 2, 1999

Group v. Town of Winthrop, 585 A.2d 190, 192 (Me.1991). We review the decision of a board of appeals for “abuse of discretion, error of law, or findings unsupported by substantial evidence in the record.” Lewis v. … We are bound to affirm the decision of a board of appeals unless it was “unlawful, arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable.” Driscoll v.

Lunt v. Stimpson

70 Me. 250 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 10, 1879

At the January term, 1879, of the supreme judicial court judgment was rendered reversing the judgment of Brown v. Lunt, for the cause alleged. … Mosher v. Jewett, 63 Maine, 84.

Coombs v. Fessenden

116 Me. 304 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 25, 1917

Wyman v. Brown, 50 Maine, 139, and the grantor may reserve full power and control over the land thus conveyed during his natural life. Brown v. Smith, 52 Maine, 141; but not over the deed.” Brown v. … Brown v. Brown, 66 Maine, 316. A father assigned certain mortgages to his son, with instructions that in case he died, to put them on record at once.

Perkins v. Town of Ogunquit

709 A.2d 106 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 2, 1998

Benjamin v. … Barnard v.

Cobbossee Development Group v. Town of Winthrop

585 A.2d 190 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 15, 1991

Burr v. Town of Rangeley, 549 A.2d 733, 734 (Me.1988) (routine conditions did not suspend approval); Ballard v. … Gulick v. Board of Envtl. Protection, 452 A.2d 1202, 1210 (Me.1982) (changes to public street condition of approval).

Gerald Marshall v. Town of Dexter

125 A.3d 1141 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 22, 2015

v. … Gorham v.

State v. Bragg

604 A.2d 439 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 11, 1992

, Officer Brown offered to give him a ride to the station. … State v. Durost, 497 A.2d 134, 138 (Me.1985); State v. Caouette, 446 A.2d 1120, 1124 (Me.1982).

Kevin F. Strong v. Rebecca M. Brakeley

137 A.3d 1007 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 21, 2016

Curtis v. … Pitts v.

Cardinali v. Town of Berwick

550 A.2d 921 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 2, 1988

Planning boards and other agencies have the inherent power to reconsider actions previously taken. Jackson v. Town of Kennebunk, 530 A.2d 717 (Me.1987). … See Burr v. Town of Rangeley, 549 A.2d 733, 735 (Me.1988), citing Chongris v. Board of Appeals, 811 F.2d 36, 42 (1st Cir.1987); Creative Environments, Inc. v.

Total Quality, Inc. v. Town of Scarborough

588 A.2d 283 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 5, 1991

Ass’n v. Town of Naples, 486 A.2d 91, 94 (Me.1984). … Contrary to Total Quality’s contentions, the Planning Board did not abuse its discretion or exceed its authority in imposing these requirements. See Rockland Plaza Realty Corp. v.

Lentine v. Town of St. George

599 A.2d 76 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 14, 1991

See State v. Horton, 561 A.2d 488, 490 (Me.1989). … Grant’s Farm Assoc., Inc. v. Town of Kittery, 554 A.2d 799, 801 (Me.1989) (citing Luce Co. v. Hoefler, 464 A.2d 213, 215 (Me.1983)).

Logiodice v. Trustees of Maine Central Institute

170 F. Supp. 2d 16 · District Court, D. Maine · Nov 8, 2001

Evans v. … Worden, 130 F.3d 26, 31 (1st Cir.1997) (quoting Bd. of the County Comm’rs v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 403-04 , 117 S.Ct. 1382 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 (1997)).

State v. Boyajian

344 A.2d 410 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 17, 1975

See Kovack v. Licensing Board, City of Waterville, 157 Me. 411 , 173 A.2d 554 (1961). … Kovack v. Licensing Board, City of Waterville, supra; see also White v. United States, 395 F.2d 5 (1st Cir. 1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 928 , 89 S.Ct. 260 , 21 L.Ed.2d 266 (1968).

New England Herald Development Group v. Town of Falmouth

521 A.2d 693 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 25, 1987

See also Mazzuchelli v. … See abo Thomas v.

Jasch v. Anchorage Inn

799 A.2d 1216 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 2, 2002

Bureau v. Staffing Network, Inc., 678 A.2d 583 , 588 n. 2 (Me.1996). [¶ 10] Although we have invalidated Board Rules when we have found those rules to be in direct contravention of a statute, see e.g., Beaulieu v. … Remanded to the Workers’ Compensation Board for further proceedings consistent with the opinion herein. 1 . In Beaulieu v. Maine Med.

Widewaters Stillwater Co. v. Bangor Area Citizens Organized for Responsible Development

790 A.2d 597 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 2002

Town of Burlington v. Hosp. Admin. Dist. No. 1, 2001 ME 59, ¶ 19 , 769 A.2d 857, 864 . … Because of the lack of findings by the Board, it is not clear that we must reach this constitutional issue. [¶ 12] As we said in Christian Fellowship & Renewal Ctr. v.

Martin v. City of Lewiston

939 A.2d 110 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 29, 2008

v. … See Schwartz v. Unemployment Ins. Comm’n., 2006 ME 41, ¶ 8 , 895 A.2d 965, 970 . The Martins, though, did not bear the burden of proof before the Board. 5 .

Christian Hill Properties, LLC v. Appeals Board of the Town of Casco

Superior Court of Maine · Nov 13, 2024

Board. … Silsby v. Belch, 2008 ME 104, 'if 6, 952 A.2d 218.