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  • Horr v. Jones

    157 Me. 1 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 12, 1961

    Miller v. Hooper, 119 Me. 527, 528, 529 . … We would also, if the boards were open enough, put a knife blade into the timbers, or drive nails into them.

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  • Delaware Feed Stores v. FIRST AUBURN TRUST COMPANY

    151 Me. 372 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 13, 1956

    The Hines & Smith Co. v. Green, 121 Me. 478, 480 , 118 A. 296, 297 (1922). See also Drummond and Hospital v. Pillsbury, 130 Me. 406 , 156 A. 806 (1931); Davis v. Patrick, 141 U. S. 479 (1891); Duca v. … See also Hammond Coal Co. v. Lewis, 248 Mass. 499 , 143 N. E. 309 (1924).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Haskell v. Hastings

    Superior Court of Maine · Sep 28, 2010

    BROWN, and SEBAGO GRAVEL PIT, LLC Plaintiffs, ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' v. … The issue went before the Sebago Planning Board and the Board decided that the Shutes owned the disputed portion of the property.

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  • Carle v. Bangor & Piscataqis Canal & Railroad

    43 Me. 269 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1857

    Brown v. Maxwell, 6 Hill, 592 ; Coon v. Syracuse and Utica R. R. Co., 6 Barb., 231 . … Farwell v. the Boston and Worcester R. Corp., 4 Met., 49 ; Hayes v. the Western R. Corp., 3 Cush., 270 ; King v. the Boston and Worcester R. Corp., 9 Cush., 112 .

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  • Clark

    111 Me. 399 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 16, 1914

    Clapp v. Balch, 3 Maine, 216; Wyman v. Dorr, 3 Maine, 187; Foster v. Haines, 13 Maine, 307; Carter v. Thompson, 15 Maine, 464; Cummings v. Buckfield Branch R. R., 35 Maine, 478. … Newall v. Hussey, 18 Maine, 249; Ayer v. Gleason, 60 Maine, 207; Brown v. Starbird, 98 Maine, 292. So if an amendment is allowed or disallowed as a matter of law, exceptions lie.

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  • Mason v. Mason

    67 Me. 546 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 6, 1878

    In Brown v. Leach (35 Maine, 39) he was to maintain the mortgagee on the farm and keep it in good order. *548 In Norton v. … In Bryant v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • In Re Consolidated Auto Recyclers, Inc.

    123 B.R. 130 · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · Jan 11, 1991

    Bennett v. Williams, 892 F.2d 822, 824 (9th Cir.1989) (deference to business management decisions of bankruptcy trustee). … See Elster v. American Airlines, Inc., 100 A.2d 219 (Del.1953).

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • State v. Grant

    510 A.2d 240 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 5, 1986

    In State v. … The attorney points to no action or decision of the Board of Overseers of the Bar that could preclude consideration of the matters before the Superior Court.

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  • Plummer v. Webb

    19 F. Cas. 891 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1827

    “Master and Servant,” I, IV: Hambly v. Trott, Cowp. 375; Lightly v. Clouston, 1 Taunt. 112; Foster v. Stewart, 3 Maule & S. 191; 5 East, 39, note; James v. Le Roy, 6 Johns. 274 ; Hill v. Allen, 1 Ves. … See Howe v. Napier, 4 Burrows, 1944; De Lovio v. Boit [Case No. 3,776]; Harden v. Gordon [Id. 6,047].

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • White v. Mann

    26 Me. 361 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 15, 1846

    Rawson v. Johnson, 1 East, 202; Low v. Marshall, 17 Maine R. 232. … Lancashire v. Killingworth, Salk. 623; Philips v. Hugre, Cro. Jac. 13; 2 Saund. 350, note 3. This is proved by the testimony of R. C. Johnson.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Chi Realty Corp. v. Colby College

    513 A.2d 866 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 15, 1986

    See Waugh v. Board of Trustees of University of Mississippi, 237 U.S. 589 , 35 S.Ct. 720 , 59 L.Ed. 1131 (1915); Sigma Chi Fraternity v. Board of Regents of University of Colorado, 258 F.Supp. 515 (D.Colo.1966); Webb v. … N.Y.), appeal dismissed, 348 U.S. 867 , 75 S.Ct. 113 99 L.Ed. 683 (1954); Pratt v. Wheaton College, 40 Ill. 186 (1866); State ex rel. Stallard v. White, 82 Ind. 278, 285 (1882); Beta Sigma Rho, Inc. v.

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  • State v. Hayes

    603 A.2d 869 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 24, 1992

    In State v. … See Toomer v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Whitten v. Hanson

    35 Me. 435 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1853

    As it was not the intention to leave any surplus, but to divide the whole land, the case falls within the principle of Brown v. Gay, 8 Greenl. 126, and Mosher v. Berry, 30 Maine, 83.

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  • GLOBE SLICING MACHINE CO., INC. v. Casco Bank & Trust Co.

    154 Me. 59 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 23, 1958

    In re Brown (Black v. Hobart Mfg. Co.), D.C., 88 F.Supp. 297 . Under the Ohio law a conditional sales contract which is signed with a fictitious name is invalid against a subsequent lien. It appears that one Raymond A. … Brown." The Referee in Bankruptcy found the contract invalid as against third persons. The petitioner claimed that the bankrupt Brown did business under the name of Food Center Super Market.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Small v. Inhabitants of the City of Belfast

    547 F. Supp. 761 · District Court, D. Maine · Sep 23, 1982

    Perkins v. Board of Directors of S.A.D. No. 13, 686 F.2d 49 at 51 (1st Cir. 1982) (citations omitted). … In Board of Regents v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Delta Kappa Epsilon Theta Chapter v. Theta Chapter House Corp.

    661 A.2d 1152 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 28, 1995

    Kelly v. Michaud’s Ins. Agency, Inc., 651 A.2d 345, 347 (Me.1994). M.R.Civ.P. 15 provides in pertinent part: (a) Amendments. ... … See Hall v. Merrill Trust Co., 106 Me. 465, 471 , 76 A. 926 (1910); Oceanic Exploration Co. v. Grynberg, 428 A.2d 1 , *1154 6 (Del.1981).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Glidden v. Atkinson

    750 F. Supp. 25 · District Court, D. Maine · Oct 24, 1990

    Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577 , 92 S.Ct. 2701, 2709 , 33 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972). … Gibson v. McEvers, 631 F.2d 95 , *27 98 (7th Cir.1980). See also Altizer v. Paderick, 569 F.2d 812, 813 (4th Cir), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 1009 , 98 S.Ct. 1882 , 56 L.Ed.2d 391 (1978); Bryan v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Opinion of the Justices

    437 A.2d 597 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 27, 1981

    See Sawyer v. Beal, 97 Me. 356, 357-58 , 54 A. 848, 848 (1903); Barrows v. McDermott, 73 Me. 441 , 447—48 (1882). See also Boston Waterfront Development Corp. v. … Contrary to some intimations in Moor v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Hutchins v. Inhabitants of Penobscot

    120 Me. 281 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 10, 1921

    The court held that a needy person might be succored, by another individual at his *285 town’s expense, after notice and request to one member of a board of not less than three overseers. Newbit v. … Moore v. Maine Central Railroad Company, 106 Maine, 297, 307; Railroad Company v. Jones, 95 U. S., 439 . A good definition of negligence is given by Judge Cooley.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. Blackwell

    65 Me. 556 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 1, 1876

    Brown v. Maryland, 12 Wheat., 419 . License Cases, 5 How., 57 !. To the same effect is Pierce v. State, 13 N. H., 536, 581, and State v. Robinson, 49 Maine, 285. … Fisher v. McGirr, 1 Gray, 1 , 26, 27. We do not perceive any material difference in the two rulings made at nisi prius. The intent to break and sell is the same in each — a customer only being wanted in each.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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