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  • Cesare v. Great Northern Paper Co.

    697 A.2d 1325 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 24, 1997

    We disagree. [¶ 5] We stated in Bowie v. … The Board therefore correctly refused to apply the presumption of section 223. II. [¶ 6] The Board was not persuaded that there had been any change in circumstances since the 1990 decision.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Everett v. Carr

    59 Me. 325 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1871

    Brown, Sir William Grant said, ‘ a bequest to such charitable purposes as the executors shall think proper is a good bequest.’ And there are also adjudications of this court which are decisive of this point, Going v. … Emery, 16 Pick. 107 ; Brown v. Kelsey, 2 *335 Cush. 243 .” In Baker v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Keene v. Rodgers

    316 F. Supp. 217 · District Court, D. Maine · Aug 5, 1970

    The requirements of due process in student disciplinary proceedings have been fully discussed by several courts, e. g., Dixon v. Alabama State Board of Education, 294 F.2d 150 (5th Cir. 1961); Moore v. … v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Boyce v. Potter

    642 A.2d 1342 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 6, 1994

    See, e.g., Brown v. Palmer Constr. Co., 295 A.2d 263, 264 (Me.1972). … Abshire v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Beesley v. Landmark Realty, Inc.

    464 A.2d 936 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 25, 1983

    Ingalls v. Brown, 460 A.2d 1379 at 1381 (Me.1983); Barrett, 456 A.2d at 11 . … M.R.Civ.P. 4A(c), (f); Ingalls v. Brown, 460 A.2d at 1380 n. 3; see Bowman v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Cayer v. TOWN OF MADAWASKA

    984 A.2d 207 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 15, 2009

    Cayer appealed the Board’s approvals to the Superior Court pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80B. … White v. Nason, 2005 ME 73, ¶ 7 , 874 A.2d 891, 893 . “Absent any clear error in the underlying factual determinations, we review the denial of a motion for civil contempt for abuse of discretion.” Ellis v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Cyr v. Madawaska School Department

    916 A.2d 967 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 8, 2007

    Doe v. Dep’t of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, & Substance Abuse Servs., 1997 ME 195, ¶ 8 , 699 A.2d 422, 424 (citing Bangor Publ’g Co. v. City of Bangor, 544 A.2d 733, 736 (Me.1988)); see also Underwood v. … Portland Police Patrol Ass’n v. City of S. Portland, 2006 ME 55, ¶ 5 , 896 A.2d 960, 963 (citing Kapler v. Kapler, 2000 ME 131, ¶ 17 , 755 A.2d 502, 508 ).

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Pettingill v. Androscoggin R. R.

    51 Me. 370 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1863

    Burlingame v. Bell, 16 Mass., 318 . *372 The property in the hands of the trustee must be such as can be taken on the execution. Clark v. Brown, 14 Mass., 271 . … Swett v. Brown, 5 Pick., 178 ; Hooper v. Day, 19 Maine, 56; Balkham v. Lowe, 20 Maine, 369. Nor has this doctrine over been applied to a depositary of money.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Googin v. City of Lewiston

    103 Me. 119 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 28, 1907

    "Board of Mayor and Aldermen. … It is also true, as stated in Kidson v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Jacobsky v. C. D'Alfonso & Sons, Inc.

    358 A.2d 511 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 2, 1976

    National Labor Relations Board, 330 U.S. 485 , 67 S.Ct. 789 , 91 L.Ed. 1040 (1947)) but in National Labor Relations Board v. … Woodard v. Mordecai, supra at 645. 2 . Parsons v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 140 Conn. 290 , 99 A.2d 149 (1953) (“an honest judgment . . . reasonable and fairly exercised”) ; Robinson v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Huntress v. Tiney

    39 Me. 237 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1855

    Brown v. Davis, 9 N. H. 76; Parker v. Guillow, 10 N. H. 103. The sheriff’s return is conclusive as to the formal proceedings by the appraisers and himself, and cannot be controlled by other evidence. Bott v. … Root v. Colton, 1 Met. 345 ; Stevens v. Brown, 3 Ver. 421; Metcalf v. Gillett, 5 Conn. 400 . The evidence of Baker, as offered, is to the entire contradiction of the most material parts of the officer’s return.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Hanson v. W. L. Blake & Co.

    155 F. 342 · District Court, D. Maine · Aug 3, 1907

    Walker v. Brown, 165 U. S. 654, 664 , 17 Sup. Ct. 453, 41 L. Ed. 865 ; 3 Pom. Eq. Jur. § 1235. … Brown, who holds them under a gift from Brown, and, therefore, subject to such lien, if any, attached to them in the hands of Brown?

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • David L. Scott Jr. v. Fraser Papers, Inc.

    65 A.3d 1191 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 21, 2013

    Estate of Joyce v. … See Mitton v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. Vallee

    137 Me. 311 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 13, 1941

    Cloutier another member of the board as to what transpired at a meeting of the board. The testimony was objected to on the ground that the acts of the board could be proved only by the official records. … W., 34 ; County of Vermilion v. Knight, 2 Ill., 97 ; Jordan & McCallum v. Oseola County, 59 Ia., 388 , 13 N. W., 344 ; Western Paint & Chemical Co. v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Porter v. Maine State Retirement System

    609 A.2d 1146 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 8, 1992

    Robinson v. Board of Trustees of Maine State Retirement Sys., 523 A.2d 1376, 1378 (Me.1987); 5 M.R.S.A. § 11007(4X0) (1989). … Co. v. Board of Envtl.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Roberts v. Town of Southwest Harbor

    861 A.2d 617 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 1, 2004

    See, e.g., Ram’s Head Partners, LLC v. Town of Cape Elizabeth, 2003 ME 131 , 834 A.2d 916 . [¶ 4] In Yusem v. … Chase v. Town of Machiasport, 1998 ME 260, ¶ 11 , 721 A.2d 636, 640 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • City of Old Town v. Dimoulas

    803 A.2d 1018 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 9, 2002

    Chongris v. *1025 Board of Appeals of the Town of Andover, 811 F.2d 36, 40 (1st Cir.1987). … See Gorham v. Town of Cape Elizabeth, 625 A.2d 898, 902 (Me.1993) (applicant to an administrative board is entitled to a fair and unbiased hearing).

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Carlson v. Oliver

    372 A.2d 226 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 7, 1977

    State Board of Educ. v. Coombs, Me., 308 A.2d 582 (1973); Inhabitants of the Town of North Berwick v. State Board of Educ., Me., 227 A.2d 462, 467 (1967); Carter v. … Board of Education, 350 U.S. 551 , 76 S.Ct. 637 , 100 L.Ed. 692 (1956) (discharge from public employment); Speiser v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Paul v. Town of Liberty

    151 A.3d 924 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 2016

    Montgomery v. … Gorham v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Eric v. Warnquist v. State Tax Assessor

    201 A.3d 602 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 29, 2019

    See BCN Telecom, Inc. v. … The Assessor denied the petition. [¶9] The Warnquists then appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals (the Board). 36 M.R.S. § 151(2)(F)(1) (2017).

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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