Case law

Lancey v. Clifford

54 Me. 487 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1867

Brown v. Chadbourn, 31 Maine, 9; Davis v. Winslow, 51 Maine, 264. … In Brown v.

State v. Prescott

129 Me. 239 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 26, 1930

S., Chap. 136, Sec. 27; State v. Maher, 49 Me., 569; State v. Bohemier, 96 Me., 257; State v. Robb, 100 Me., 180; State v. Hahnel, 118 Me., 452; State v. Mallett, 123 Me., 220; State v. Small, 126 Me., 235. … Wyeth v. Board of Health, 200 Mass., 474, 481 . However, since the legislation of 1919, the plans to which the earlier statute refers must have the approval of the State Department of Health.

Kenaston v. School Administrative District 40

317 A.2d 7 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 20, 1974

As this Court said in Hopkins v. … Crosby v. Plummer, 111 Me. 355 , 89 A. 145 (1913); Isenman v. Burnell, 125 Me. 57 , 130 A. 868 (1925); Martin v. Board of Education of Lincoln County, 120 W.Va. 621 , 199 S.E. 887 (1938).

In re Jonas

164 A.3d 120 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 16, 2017

See State v. … Kurtz & Perry, P.A. v. Emerson, 2010 ME 107, ¶ 16 , 8 A.3d 677 (quotation marks omitted). In the matter before us, however, the Board did not assert the applicability of collateral estoppel. See Canary v.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife v. Maine State Employees Ass'n

503 A.2d 1285 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 31, 1986

Maine Labor Relations Bd., 413 A.2d 510, 515-16 (Me.1980) (quoting Board of Education v. Associated Teachers of Huntington, 30 N.Y.2d 122, 129 , 331 N.Y.S.2d 17, 23 , 282 N.E.2d 109, 113 (1972)). … Since the Board is not charged with enforcing section 7036(6), no deference is accorded to the Board. Cf. State v. Maine Labor Relations Bd., 413 A.2d at 514 .

Sprague v. Lucas Tree Experts

957 A.2d 969 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 21, 2008

See Harvey v. H.C. Price Co., 2008 *972 ME 161, ¶¶ 9, 10 , 957 A.2d 960, 962-63 , 2008 WL 4683648 . It remains in the Act today “as a rough measure of an employee’s overall level of work-incapacity,” Churchill v. … 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 .

Lippman v. Town of Lincolnville

739 A.2d 842 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 26, 1999

. [¶ 3] We review the Board of Appeals’ decision directly for abuse of discretion, legal error, or findings unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. See Pitcher v. Town of Wayne, 599 A.2d 1155, 1156 (Me.1991). … See Banks v. Maine RSA # 1, 1998 ME 272, ¶ 4 , 721 A.2d 655, 657 . Plaintiffs argue strenuously for an absurd and unreasonable result.

State v. Sirois

478 A.2d 1117 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 17, 1984

Brennan v. Saco Construction, Inc., 381 A.2d 656, 662 (Me.1978). … Ackerman v.

American Legion, Field Allen Post 148 v. Town of Windham

502 A.2d 484 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 17, 1985

The plaintiff, American Legion, Field Allen Post # 148, appeals from a Superior Court (Cumberland County) order affirming a decision of the Windham Zoning Board of Appeals (“the Board”) that denied plaintiff’s application … The issue before this Court is whether the Board’s denial of the permit request is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. Bruk v. Town of Georgetown, 436 A.2d 894, 898 (Me.1981).

Farnsworth v. Jackson

32 Me. 419 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1851

In the case of Crocker & ux. v. … In the case of Cutts v.

Hobbs v. Payson

85 Me. 498 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 6, 1893

Maker v. Lazell, 83 Maine, 562. They are useful where the description is imperfect and where it is aided rather than controlled by them. Hathorn v. Hinds, 69 Maine, 326 ; Brunswick Savings Institution v. … Crossman, 76 Maine, 577; Brown v. Heard, ante, 294. *500 The court is of opinion that the quitclaim deed, upon which the plaintiff relies, conveys the land demanded. Exceptions overruled. Peters, C.

In re Jonas

164 A.3d 120 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 16, 2017

See State v. … Kurtz & Perry, P.A. v. Emerson, 2010 ME 107, ¶ 16 , 8 A.3d 677 (quotation marks omitted). In the matter before us, however, the Board did not assert the applicability of collateral estoppel. See Canary v.

Gaffny v. Reid

628 A.2d 155 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 14, 1993

The Board of Directors, however, had not adopted any *157 rules or regulations pursuant to the bylaws. … McGehee, Maine Civil Remedies § 5.3-2 (1991) (citing Town of Shapleigh v. Shikles, 427 A.2d 460, 464 (Me.1981)).

Inhabitants of Newcastle v. County Commissioners

87 Me. 227 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 1895

Goodwin v. Co. Com. 60 Maine, 328; Brown v. Co. Com. 68 Maine, 537. The petition to the county commissioners in the case now under consideration fails to state many of the facts essential to give them jurisdiction. … The court so held in the case last cited, Brown v. Co. Com. 68 Maine, 537.

Levesque v. Columbia Hotel

141 Me. 393 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 21, 1945

Leon v. Kitchen Bros. Hotel Company, 134 Neb., 137 , 277 N. W., 823 , 115 A. L. R., 1078; Shiman Bros. & Co. v. Nebraska Nat. Hotel Co., 143 Neb., 404 , 9 N. W. (2d), 807 ; Gillett v. … Dinsmore v. Abbott, 89 Me., 373, 36 A., 621 ; Sanford v. Kimball, 106 Me., 355, 76 A., 890 , 138 Am. St. Rep., 345 ; Chouinard v. Berube, 124 Me., 75, 126 A., 180 . It is unnecessary to cite further cases.

Waugh v. Prince

121 Me. 67 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 23, 1921

L., Page 807; Brown v. *71 Vinalhaven, 65 Maine, 402. … In Brown v.

Harding v. Skolfield

125 Me. 438 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 7, 1926

Waterhouse as a representative of said Board were approved and confirmed by said Board of Trustees acting as a board as aforesaid.” It appears in the case that the alleged settlement was made by Mr. … Keniston v. Rowe, 16 Maine, 38. Wheelwright v. Greer, 10 Allen, 389 . The statute, indeed, authorizes the mother, although a minor,, to make the complaint, and in Low v.

Whittaker v. Berry

64 Me. 236 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1874

The plaintiff in this suit brought a writ of entry against one Benjamin Brown, in which he obtained judgment. … Lyer v. Wilbur, 48 Maine, 287; Curtis v. Curtis, 47 Maine, 525. Now the judgment in review may be for the same amount as the judgment to be reviewed or for more or less.

Allen v. Bath Iron Works Corp.

728 A.2d 121 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1999

See e.g., Tripp v. … See Beaulieu v.

McPhee v. MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

980 A.2d 1257 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 22, 2009

A party wishing to overturn the Board’s decision bears the burden of persuasion on appeal. See Zegel v. Bd. Of Soc. … See Eller v.