Case law

Lister v. Roland's Service, Inc.

690 A.2d 491 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 12, 1997

Rutter v. Allstate Auto. Ins. Co., 655 A.2d 1258, 1259-60 (Me.1995); Danforth v. L.L. Bean, Inc., 624 A.2d 1231, 1232 (Me.1993); Dobson v. Quinn Freight Lines, Inc., 415 A.2d 814, 816 (Me.1980). … Dumond v. Aroostook Van Lines, 670 A.2d 939 , 941 n. 1 (Me.1996); Marchand v. Eastern Welding Co., 641 A.2d 190, 191, n. 1 (Me.1994). .

Dubois v. Madison Paper Co.

795 A.2d 696 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 4, 2002

We defined the clear and convincing standard in Taylor v. … See Mathieu v. Bath Iron Works, 667 A.2d 862, 864 (Me.1995).

Warren v. Lovis

53 Me. 463 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1866

Flagg v. Mann, 14 Pick., 480 ; Shaw v. Erskine, 43 Maine, 371. … Bailey, 5 Grreenl., 87; French v. Sturdivant, 8 Greenl., 246. A written agreement to reconvey not under seal, though made at the same time with the deed, does not constitute a mortgage. Kelleran v. Brown, 4 Mass., 443 .

Bond v. Bond

17 A.3d 1219 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 5, 2011

See Wandishin v. Wandishin, 2009 ME 73, ¶ 12 , 976 A.2d 949, 953 ; Hedges v. Pitcher, 2008 ME 55, ¶ 20 , 942 A.2d 1217, 1223 . We review the court’s distribution of the property for an abuse of discretion. See Carter v. … See Brown v. Brown, 2007 ME 89, ¶ 16 , 929 A.2d 476, 481 . Clear error exists when a finding is unsupported by any competent evidence in the record. Hedges, 2008 ME 55, ¶ 20 , 942 A.2d at 1223 .

Dufort v. Bangs

644 A.2d 6 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 29, 1994

We hold pro se litigants to the same standards as represented parties, Uotinen v. Hall, 636 A.2d 991, 992 (Me.1994), and sanction them for frivolous appeals. Fleet Bank of Maine v. … On appeal, he persists in requesting equitable relief from plaintiffs for an error made by the zoning board. His appeal lacks merit and has unnecessarily increased the cost of litigation. Auburn Harpswell Ass’n v.

Fogg v. Twin Town Chevrolet, Inc.

135 Me. 260 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 2, 1937

Brown v. Snell, 46 Me., 490, 496. The bill must be brought in accordance therewith. Wing v. Ayer et al., 53 Me., 138, 142. … Referring to the 1883 revision, this Court in Brown v. Lawton, 87 Me., 83, 32 A., 733, 735 , said: “Under § 14 of c. 90, the bill must be filed before the time for redemption has elapsed.

Leake v. Town of Kittery

874 A.2d 394 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 8, 2005

Tarason v. Town of S. Berwick, 2005 ME 30, ¶6 , 868 A.2d 230, 232 . “The meaning of terms or expressions in a zoning ordinance is a question of law for the court.” Two Lights Lobster Shack v. … Herrick v. Town of Mechanic Falls, 673 A.2d 1348, 1349 (Me.1996). “A zoning board of appeals has discretion in determining whether an activity is within the scope of a permitted, nonconforming use.” Id.

Maine Central Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees

646 F. Supp. 367 · District Court, D. Maine · Oct 7, 1986

In the Second Act, Congress purports to settle the parties’ labor dispute by enacting in its entirety the report and recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 209 (the “Board”). … See Yakus v.

Atlantic & St. Lawrence R. R. v. Cumberland County Comm'rs

51 Me. 36 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1863

The necessity of notice to those adversely interested is recognized as indispensable in Brown v. Lowell, 8 Met., 172 . Field v. Vt. & Mass. R. R., 4 Cush., 150 . … Brown v. Lowell, 8 Met., 172 ; Porter v. Co. Commissioners of Norfolk, 13 Met., 479 ; Com. v. Blue Hill Turnpike, 5 Mass., 420 ; Com. v. West Boston Bridge, 13 Pick., 195 .

Jarvis v. Albro

67 Me. 310 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 9, 1877

Brown, March 23, 1846; and by Brown to the demandant, July 18, 1848. … Chase v. Marston. 66 Maine, 271.

Pinkham v. Morang, & Monmouth Mutual Fire Insurance

40 Me. 587 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1885

Angell on Fire and Life Insurance, § 188; Brown v. Williams, 28 Maine, 252; Smith v. Bowditch Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 6 Cush. 448 . … Shimmin v. Inman, 26 Maine, 228 ; Andrews v. Senter, 32 Maine, 394. *589 Second, by the foreclosure of a mortgage.

Richardson v. Town of Kittery

571 A.2d 1201 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 19, 1990

Their second application to the Board involved alterations to the project that they hoped would secure the Board’s approval. … As we said in Rancourt v.

Tuell v. Inhabitants of Marion

110 Me. 460 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 27, 1913

Smart v. Lumber Co., 103 Maine, 50, and cases cited; Wood on Nuisances, Sec. 632; McPheters v. Log Driving Co., 78 Maine, 329; Dudley v. Kennedy, 63 Maine, 465; Rogers v. Kennebec & Portland R. R. Co., supra; Brown v. … Chadburn, 31 Maine, 9; Brown v. Watson, 47 Maine, 161; Thayer v. Boston, 19 Pick., 511 . Exceptions overruled.

Kingsley v. McFarland

82 Me. 231 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 31, 1889

Milton v. Colby, 5 Met. 78 , 81; Howard v. Fessenden, 12 Allen, 124 , 128; Westgate v. Wix on, 128 Mass. 304, 306 . … Osgood v. Howard, 6 Maine, 452; Russell v. Richards, 10 Maine, 429; Pullen v. Bell, 40 Maine, 314, as explained in Lapham, v. Norton, 71 Maine, 86, 87.

United States v. Kaplan

327 F. Supp. 1086 · District Court, D. Maine · Jun 11, 1971

United States, 247 F.2d 615, 619 (4th Cir. 1957); the courts are not to act as “super draft boards,” Witmer v. … Furthermore, the record discloses no basis for assuming that the Board relied upon defendant’s demeanor or appearance in rejecting his claim. Cf. United States v. Prince, supra 310 F.Supp. at 1166; United States v. St.

Morse v. Inhabitants of Montville

115 Me. 454 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 15, 1916

Lunn in Equity v. City of Auburn, 110 Maine, 241. … Goodrich v. Waterville, 88 Maine, 39.

Spellman v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

540 F. Supp. 2d 237 · District Court, D. Maine · Mar 19, 2008

In Shaw v. … Co. v.

Inhabitants of Dexter v. Blackden

93 Me. 473 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 9, 1900

In Day v. … Wheeler v. Groulding, 15 Gray, 539 ; Colburn v. Swett, 1 Metc. 232 ; Smith v. Look, 108 Mass. 139 ; State v. Johnson, 65 Maine, 262; Dunn v. Framingham, 132 Mass. 430 .

Mooney v. Northeast Bank & Trust Co.

377 A.2d 120 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 30, 1977

Babb v. Rand, Me., 345 A.2d 496 (1975) (interpretation of a will); Norway National Bank v. Oates, Me., 297 A.2d 898 (1972) (will); Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Brown, 152 Me. 360 , 131 A.2d 191 (1957) (trust). … As this court stated in Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Brown, supra: “It is our function to find not what she intended to say, but what she intended by what she did say.” 152 Me. at 370-71 , 131 A.2d at 197 .

Ziegler v. American Maize-Products Co.

658 A.2d 219 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 11, 1995

See Emery Waterhouse Co. v. Lea, 467 A.2d 986, 996 (Me.1983). … Bolduc v. Androscoggin County Commissioners, 485 A.2d 655, 658 (Me.1984).