Case law

H.E. Sargent, Inc. v. Town of Wells

676 A.2d 920 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 13, 1996

without planning board site approval. … Partnership v. Town of Kittery, 663 A.2d 59, 62 (Me.1995); Singal v. City of Bangor, 440 A.2d 1048, 1052 (Me.1982).

Russell v. RUSSELL'S APPLIANCE SERVICE

766 A.2d 67 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 12, 2001

See, e.g., Toothaker v. … Bureau v. Staffing Network, Inc., 678 A.2d 583 , 588 n. 2 (Me. 1996).

Bass v. Dumas

114 Me. 50 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 13, 1915

Nichols v. Patten, 18 Maine, 238; Brown v. Howard, 86 Maine, 342. … Wentworth v. Sawyer, 76 Maine, 434; Lewiston Steam Mill Co. v. Merrill, 78 Maine, 107; Perry v. Griefen, 99 Maine, 420.

Maine School Administrative District No. 27 v. Maine Public Employees Retirement System

983 A.2d 391 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 5, 2009

The party seeking to overturn the Board’s action bears the burden of persuasion on appeal. Zegel v. … Co. v.

Noyes v. City of Bangor

540 A.2d 1110 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 20, 1988

On this appeal from the Superior Court, we review the Planning Board’s decision directly. See Ray v. Town of Camden, 533 A.2d 912, 914 (Me.1987). … See Wakelin v. Town of Yarmouth, 523 A.2d at 577 ; Cope v. Town of Brunswick, 464 A.2d at 227 .

City of Lewiston v. Marcotte Congregate Housing, Inc.

673 A.2d 209 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 5, 1996

IBM Credit Corp. v. City of Bath 665 A.2d 663, 664 (Me.1995) (citing Town of Vienna v. Kokernak, 612 A.2d 870, 872 (Me.1992)). … Inc., v. Town of Hope, 666 A.2d 108, 110 (Me.1995) (quoting Holbrook Island Sanctuary v. Town of Brooksville, 161 Me. 476, 483 , 214 A.2d 660, 664 (1965) (citations omitted)).

In re Spurling

595 A.2d 1062 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 22, 1991

See Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Dineen, 481 A.2d 499, 502-03 (Me.1984). Accordingly, the admissibility of any portion of the record developed before the Board must be governed by the Rules of Evidence. … Harmon v. Emerson, 425 A.2d 978, 982 (Me.1981).

Michael A. Lee v. Town of Denmark

2019 ME 54 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 11, 2019

See Holland v. … See Remmes v.

State v. Winslow

571 A.2d 1198 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 16, 1990

State v. Brown, 321 A.2d 478, 484 (Me.1974). … See also, State v. Brown, 552 A.2d 12, 15 (Me.1988) (defendant must prove proposed new evidence could not have been discovered before trial by due diligence before new trial will be ordered); State v.

Milos v. Northport Village Corp.

453 A.2d 1178 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 4, 1983

We have no basis upon which we could conclude that the Board’s finding of “substantial compliance” was not supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Driscoll v. … Gheewalla, 441 A.2d 1023, 1026 (Me.1982); Bruk v. Town of Georgetown, 436 A.2d 894, 897-98 (Me.1981). Milos also claims that the minutes of the Board demonstrate a violation of Maine’s Freedom of Access statute. 1 M.R.

Silsby v. Belch

952 A.2d 218 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 24, 2008

Bennett v. … Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary 286 (1984); see also Beckley v.

School Administrative District No. 1 v. Commissioner, Department of Education

659 A.2d 854 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 7, 1995

Department of Educ. and Cultural Serv., 551 A.2d 1377, 1381 (Me.1988) (quoting Brown v. … See also Skeen v.

Mexican Petroleum Corp. v. City of South Portland

121 Me. 128 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 11, 1922

Chief Justice Marshall in the leading case of Brown v. … In Low v. Austin, 13 Wall., 29 , (1872) after considering the opinion in Brown v.

McCain Foods, Inc. v. Gervais

657 A.2d 782 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 4, 1995

Brown Co. v. Gillen, 569 A.2d 1206, 1209 (Me.1990). … Brown Co. v. Gillen, 569 A.2d 1206, 1216 (Me.1990). 2 .

Time Enough, Inc. v. Town of Standish

670 A.2d 918 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 24, 1996

Greenberg v. DiBiase, 637 A.2d 1177, 1178 (Me.1994). Mere inadequacy of a board’s findings is not a reason to overturn a decision to grant a variance, see Cunningham v. … See Kirkpatrick v. City of Bangor, 517 A.2d 320, 321 (Me.1986).

Seacoast Hangar Condominium II Ass'n v. Martel

775 A.2d 1166 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 18, 2001

Martel et al. also contend that article V, section 10 of the by-laws requires a two-thirds vote to remove board members, which was not satisfied at the 1998 meeting when six of the ten unit owners voted for a new board. [ … The by-laws also limit the liability of the directors in article V: “Section 16. Liability of the Board of Directors.

Harvey v. H.C. Price Co.

957 A.2d 960 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 21, 2008

See 39-A M.R.S. § 201(3) (2007); Townsend v. Me. Bur. of Pub. Safety, 404 A.2d 1014, 1016-17 (Me.1979); Cote v. Osteopathic Hosp. of Me., Inc., 447 A.2d 75, 78 (Me.1982). … Jordan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 651 A.2d 358, 360 (Me.1994); see also Jasch v. The Anchorage Inn, 2002 ME 106, ¶ 10 , 799 A.2d 1216, 1218-19 .

Department of Environmental Protection v. Town of Otis

1998 Me. 214 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 4, 1998

. 3 See Brooks v. … In Bell v.

Sinford v. Watts

123 Me. 230 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 23, 1923

Reed, 69 Maine, 510; Brown v. Heard, 85 Maine, 294; Freeman v. Leighton, 90 Maine, 541; Proctor v. Maine Central R. R. Co., 96 Maine, 458; Whitmore v. Brown, 100 Maine, 410, and McLellan v. McFadden, 114 Maine, 242. … Inst. v. Crossman, 76 Maine, 577; Brown v. Heard, 85 Maine, 294; Perry v. Buswell, 113 Maine, 399.

Jackson v. Town of Kennebunk

530 A.2d 717 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 8, 1987

Civ.P. 80B, appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court, York County, affirming the decision of the Kennebunk Planning Board (Board) to approve a subdivision. … Town of Wiscasset v. Board of Environmental Protection, 471 A.2d 1045, 1048 (Me.1984).