Case law

City of Lewiston v. Androscoggin County

Superior Court of Maine · Nov 21, 2016

V § 5.5.3 (Aug. 14, 2013). … If the Commissioners are being sued in their official capacity, "[s]uits against employees in their official capacities are essentially suits against the government entities for which they work . ... " Brown v.

Inh. of the Town of W. Bath v. Reg'l Sch. Unit 1

Superior Court of Maine · Nov 17, 2014

See Hodgdon v. … Likewise, the decision in Berry v.

Campbell v. Chabot

115 Me. 247 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 28, 1916

Harmon v. Harmon, supra. In Higgins v. Brown, 78 Maine, 473, our court held that mere threats of criminal prosecution, when no warrant had been issued nor proceedings commenced, do not constitute duress. … Again in Hilborn v.

Lynn v. Hooper

47 L.R.A. 752 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 31, 1899

Crocker v. McGregor, 76 Maine, 282 ; House v. Metcalf, supra; Brown v. Eastern and Midlands Ry. Co., 22 Q. B. Div. 391. … Vernon, 35 Maine, 100; evergreen tree standing in cart, Davis v. Bangor, 42 Maine, 522; a rock, Card v. Ellsworth, 65 Maine, 547; a cow, Perkins v. Fayette, 68 Maine, 152; a hole, Spaulding v.

Winship v. Brewer School Committee

390 A.2d 1089 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 29, 1978

See Miller v. Board of Education of Sch. Dist., Number 132, 98 Ill.App.2d 305 , 240 N.E.2d 471 (1968). … See Bishop v. Wood, 426 U.S. 341, 96 S.Ct. 2074 , 48 L.Ed.2d 684 (1976); see also Miller v. Board of Education of Sch. Dist., Number 132, supra.

United Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. Franks

85 Me. 321 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 23, 1893

Brown v. Veazie, 25 Maine, 362 ; Matthews v. Light, 32 Maine, 305. … McLaughlin v. Randall, 66 Maine, 226.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services

201 F.R.D. 12 · District Court, D. Maine · Jun 8, 2001

See Gould v. … members on plaintiff's board, “rais[ing] the spectre of subtle conflicts of interest between these parties who *15 may be friendly antagonists”); Haft v.

Coffin v. Bowater Inc.

385 F. Supp. 2d 38 · District Court, D. Maine · Sep 2, 2005

Browning Ferris Indus., 160 F.3d 839, 841-42 (1st Cir.1998) (quoting Nat’l Amusements, Inc. v. Town of Dedham, 43 F.3d 731, 735 (1st Cir.1995)). … Under this standard, the Court can only set aside the decision of the Board if that decision is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.” S. Shore Hosp., Inc. v.

State v. Hahnel

118 Me. 452 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 7, 1920

enacted an ordinance prohibiting any plumbing work being done in that city without a plan of the number and kind of fixtures and the size of the waste and vent-pipes being filed with and a permit being obtained of the local Board … State v. Gardner, 58 Ohio St., 599 . Plumbing, therefore, as indicated by Sec. 112 of Chap. 19, R.

Gilbert v. Hudson

4 Me. 345 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1826

the plaintiffs5, vessel, one of (he plaintiffs forbid their being put on hoard until security was given ; however, after conversing with the captain, he consented that they should be put on board, upon the original condition … The principles on which the court decided the case of Buffington & al. v.

Bolton v. Caine

584 A.2d 615 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1990

Caine, M.D. and Frank Cruickshank, M.D. in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Browne, J.). 1 Plaintiff contends that her complaint contains an actionable claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress even if summary … Purty v. Kennebec Valley Medical Center, 551 A.2d 858, 859 (Me.1988); see also Gammon v. Osteopathic Hosp. of Maine, 534 A.2d 1282, 1283 (Me.1987); Rowe v. Bennett, 514 A.2d 802, 807 (Me.1986).

C-K Enterprises, Inc. v. Depositors Trust Co.

438 A.2d 262 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1981

Brown v. Manchester, Me., 384 A.2d 449, 451 (1978); Nichols v. City of Rockland, Me., 324 A.2d 295, 297 (1974). … See Michaud v. Steckino, 390 A.2d at 534 , Towle v. Aube, 310 A.2d at 266 .

Keyes Fibre Co. v. Chaplin Corp.

97 F. Supp. 605 · District Court, D. Maine · May 8, 1951

Hoover v. … Coe is authority for the proposition that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction to consider a bill in equity to review an action of the Board of Patent Appeals, where the Board has

State v. Parkinson

389 A.2d 1 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 5, 1978

Brown v. United States, 125 U.S.App.D.C. 43 , 365 F.2d 976 (1966). See, United States v. Easter, 552 F.2d 230 (8th Cir. 1977); People v. Ramey, 16 Cal.3d 263 , 127 Cal. Rptr. 629 , 545 P.2d 1333 (1976). … In addition, appellant may also have been entitled to automatic standing under Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257 , 80 S.Ct. 725 , 4 L.Ed.2d 697 (1960). But see Brown v.

Maynard v. Commissioner of Corrections

681 A.2d 19 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 5, 1996

Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Brennan, BAR-95-6 (Dec. 26, 1995) CDana, J.). 6 The court granted the relief requested by the defendants and set aside its prior order and default judgment. … Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Brennan, BAR-95-6 (Dec. 26, 1995) (Dana, J.). 7 . The court set aside the default judgment based on its conclusion that it was void ab initio.

Judkins v. Maine Central Railroad

80 Me. 417 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 18, 1888

He then got down upon the track in front of the car, moving towards him, and grasped a hold upon the front board of the bin which held the coal, the board being near the front of the car, planting his feet upon the brake-beam … Under this rule, it was held in Belair v. Chicago, &c. Ry.

State v. Cleland

68 Me. 258 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 7, 1878

The remarks of Campbell, J., in Christ Church v. Philadelphia County, 24 How. 300, 302 , are peculiarly applicable. … Brown’s Legal Maxims, 33. This law in its generality embraces *262 all erections to be made after its passage. The special act, c. 212, belongs to that class of acts to be construed most strictly.

Rowell v. Mitchell

68 Me. 21 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 27, 1876

Varnum v. … Wilson v. Ring, 40 Maine, 116. Stewart v. Crosby, 50 Maine, 130. Maynard v. Hunt, 5 Pick. 240 . Currier v. Gale, 9 Allen, 522 . Howe v. Lewis, 14 Pick. 329 .

Fisher v. Boody

9 F. Cas. 109 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1852

Prevost v. Gratz, 6 Wheat. [19 U. S.] 481; Elmendorf v. Taylor, 10 Wheat. [23 U. S.] 153; Piatt v. Vattier, 9 Pet. [34 U. S.] 410; Stearns v. Page [Case No. 13,339]; Wagner v. Baird, 7 How. [48 U. … S.] 234; 1 Madd. 99; Lawrence v. Blake, 8 Clark & F. 504; Hough v.

MacKerron v. Downing

534 A.2d 359 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 10, 1987

Hall v. Board of Environmental Protection, 498 A.2d 260, 266 (Me.1985). … Beecy v. Pucciarelli, 387 Mass. 589 , 441 N.E.2d 1035, 1040 (1982). Cf. Finn v. Lipman, 526 A.2d 1380, 1383 (Me.1987).