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  • Davis v. Nash

    32 Me. 411 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1851

    The fence, which was taken down, was erected by the direction of the plaintiff, and a portion of the boards was purchased by him. … In the case of Starr v.

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  • Barrett v. Black

    56 Me. 498 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1869

    Wendell v. Baxter, 12 Gray, 496 . In Chapman v. … amounts to an invitation to persons having business on board the ship to go upon it, as was held with respect to the road in Corby v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Davey v. Lincoln County

    505 A.2d 818 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 28, 1986

    Stone v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 503 A.2d 222, 227 (Me.1986); Concord General Mutual Insurance Co. v. Patrons-Oxford Mutual Insurance Co., 411 A.2d 1017, 1020 (Me.1980). … Stone v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 503 A.2d 222 , 227 n. 10 (Me.1986). . P.L.1975, ch. 622, § 51 substituted the term “average final compensation” for the word "pay." .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Scott v. Little

    617 A.2d 1025 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 15, 1992

    Beginning in February 1986, Brymer boarded at defendants’ licensed boarding home for the elderly. … See Me.R.Evid. 803(3) 1 and Kirk v. Marquis, 391 A.2d 335, 336 (Me.1978) (holding that testimony of deceased person’s statements was admissible as evidence of state of mind in contract claim).

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  • Abbott v. Chase

    75 Me. 83 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 6, 1883

    Page v. McGlinch, 63 Maine, 472, 475; Brown v. Nourse, 55 Maine, 230; Clark v. Pishon, 31 Maine, 503. … Woodside v. Wagg, 71 Maine, 207; Greene v. Walker, 63 Maine, 312, 313; Brown v. Lunt, 37 Maine, 423; Nason v. Dillingham, 15 Mass. 171; Bucknam v. Ruggles, id. 180 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Bok v. Northeast Health

    599 A.2d 815 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 16, 1991

    board of incorporators for the parent and to provide more control over and integration of the subsidiaries’ boards of trustees. … See Luce Co. v. Hoefler, 464 A.2d 213, 215 (Me.1983).

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  • Frothingham v. Mckusick

    24 Me. 403 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 15, 1844

    And, as the -law is settled in this State, (Smith v. Goodwin, 2 Greenl. 173) whoever cut and carried it way, without authority from them, was a trespasser; and could thereby acquire no property in it. … The defendant, as he proved by his witness, Royal McKusick, and, as he admitted, sawed and manufactured into boards six hundred and fifty thousand feet of the timber.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Mead v. INDEPENDENCE ASS'N

    714 F. Supp. 2d 188 · District Court, D. Maine · May 27, 2010

    IA’s Board of Directors (“Board”) decided not to appeal. The Board hired an outside investigator to look into the handling SF’s situation, including the findings contained in the Statement. … See Doe v. U.S.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Barth v. Town of Waterboro

    Superior Court of Maine · May 27, 2020

    Bank v. … Cleanuater Artesian Well Co., v. La Grandeur, 2007 ME 11, ,i 8, 912 A.2d 1252; Brown v. Thaler, 2005 ME 75, ,i 9, 880 A.2d 1113;Truman v. Browne, 2001 ME 182, 1 11, 788 A.2d 168; Dumont v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • New England Trust Co. v. Penobscot Chemical Fibre Co.

    142 Me. 286 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 19, 1946

    between the company and its stockholders, Spear v. … Spear v. Rockland-Rockport Lime Co., supra.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Linneus v. Inhabitants of Sidney

    70 Me. 114 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 27, 1879

    Smithfield v. Waterville, 64 Maine, 412. That such a notice was given in this case, was admitted at the trial. There was no evidence to control the prima facie force of this fact. … Under these circumstances we think the jury was justified in finding that the furnishing of the supplies was ratified by at least a majority of the board. II.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Hunt v. Latham

    121 Me. 303 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1922

    V, Sec. 4, Par. 33, 34). Maddox v. Goddard, 15 Maine, 218; Moore v. Fletcher, 16 Maine, 63, 66. Cunningham v. Webb, 69 Maine, 92, 96. … Inhbts. of Orono v. Veazie, supra. The counsel for plaintiff, in argument, inquires “Where are the limits of the land taxed?” But the court may resort to extrinsic or parol testimony to locate the boundaries. Brown v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Charlesworth v. American Express Co.

    117 Me. 219 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 27, 1918

    Schwartz v. Drinkwater, 70 Maine, 409; Goodwin v. Prime, 92 Maine, 355; Fitch v. Sidelinger, 96 Maine, 70; Graffam v. Cobb, 98 Maine, 200; McDonough v. Blossom, 109 Maine, 141, 145; and see note to Stevenson v. … Gerkin v. Brown & Sehler Co., 177 Mich., 45 , 48 L. R. A. N. S., 224.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Wing v. Wing

    66 Me. 62 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 11, 1876

    Allen v. Hillman, 12 Pick. 101 . Dunnell v. Fiske, 11 Metc. 551 . Edgerly v. Swain, 32 N. H. 478. See also- numerous cases cited in note to the case of Booker v. Coffin, 1 Amer. Lead. Cases, 76. … Hersey, 31 Maine, 558, and Brown v. Nickerson, 5 Gray, 1 .)

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Jacques v. Parks

    96 Me. 268 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 1902

    Snow v. Weeks, 77 Maine, 429. … Gurney v. Tufts, 37 Maine, 130, 58 Am. Dec. 777 ; Brown v. Mosher, 83 Maine, 111, 23 Am. St. Rep. 761 .

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Berry v. Whitaker

    58 Me. 422 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1870

    We refer to Williams' College v. Mallett, 16 Maine 84 . … Bridgham v. Prince, 33 Maine, 174. And in another case it was held that an administrator cannot, in that capacity, maintain a real action, because the title to the testator’s real estate does not vest in him. Brown v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Staples v. Staples

    4 Me. 532 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1827

    In Coburn v. Ansart & trustee 3 Mass. 319 ,and Thayer v. … It was also decided in Frothingham v. Haley & al. & trustees 3 Mass. 68 . Davis v. Ham & trustees, Ib. 33. Willard v. Sheafe & trustee 4 Mass. 234. Wood v. Partridge 11 Mass. 488 , and Clark v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Scott Paper Co. v. State Tax Assessor

    610 A.2d 275 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 17, 1992

    Primarily, the equipment at issue was purchased by Scott and incorporated into the facility during the sixteen months following Board approval of construction. … Silverman v. Town of Alton, 451 A.2d 103, 105 (Me.1982).

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Jackson v. Frederick's Motor Inn

    418 A.2d 168 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 12, 1980

    We quote again from Avery v. Brown, Me., 288 A.2d 713, 715 (1972), as we did in Binette v. … As stated in Brown v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Town of Freeport v. Ocean Farms of Maine, Inc.

    633 A.2d 396 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 8, 1993

    Morris v. Resolution Trust Corp., 622 A.2d 708, 716 (Me.1993); see also Town of Freeport v. … The Superior Court affirmed the decision of the Board and awarded attorney fees to the town.

    Cited 9 timesPublished

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