Case law

HOWLAND

District Court, D. Maine · Mar 16, 2026

Co. v. … Brown, 26 A.3d 823 (Me. 2011) (affirming default judgment entered in favor of Graham where the record showed that Brown, her former romantic partner, committed frequent acts of physical and emotional abuse against her

Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance v. Marois

573 A.2d 16 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 2, 1990

The Maroises, however, pursued their appeal to the Board of Environmental Protection. The Board ordered the Maroises to give Lathe Fuel access to their premises so that Lathe Fuel could comply with the consent order. … Accord, Boeing Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 113 Wash.2d 869 , 872 n. 1, 784 P.2d 507 , 510 n. 1 (1990); Broadwell Realty Services, Inc. v. Fidelity & Cas.

Russell v. Richards

10 Me. 429 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 15, 1833

On these facts, according to the case of Wells v. Bannister & trustee, 4 Mass. 514 ; Osgood v Howard, 6 Greenl. 452, and Van Ness v. … It was a building erected for the purposes of trade and the manufacture of boards and other lumber; the manufacture and sale of which articles constitute the principal business of that section of the country.

Stiff v. Town of Belgrade

Superior Court of Maine · Feb 22, 2023

Although a municipal board's interpretation of an ordinance is a question of law that the court reviews de novo, (Aydelott v. City of Portland, 2010 ME 25,110,990 A.2d 1024; Logan v. … Similarly, Shapleigh v.

Maine v. Boston & Maine Railroad

123 Me. 48 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 21, 1923

This construction is in entire harmony with the opinion of this court in State v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 100 Maine, 202. … Railroad v. Mayor & Aldermen of Portsmouth, 71 N.

Depositors Trust Co. v. Herold

458 A.2d 430 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 14, 1983

Haskell v. Planning Board of Town of Yarmouth, 388 A.2d 100, 102-03 (Me.1978); Field, McKusick, & Wroth, Maine Civil Practice § 56.4 (Supp.1981). … Herold relies upon our opinion in Wallingford v.

United States v. The Cherie

9 F.2d 640 · District Court, D. Maine · Jan 6, 1926

Harrison v. Vose, 9 How. (U. S.) 381, 13 L. Ed. 179 . … Romano v. U. S. (C. C. A. 2d Circuit) 9 F.(2d) 522 , decided November 20, 1925. The unlading as such is an offense by itself. The statute does not make the quantity important.

Sylvain v. Masonite Corp.

471 A.2d 1039 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 23, 1984

Depositors Trust Co. v. Farm Family Life Insurance Co., 445 A.2d 1014 (Me.1982); London v. Smart, 127 Me. 377 , 143 A. 466 (1928). … See Blackman v. Jackson, 458 A.2d 755, 756 (Me.1983); Zamore v. Whitten, 395 A.2d 435, 439 (Me.1978).

Arundel Valley, LLC v. Branch River Plastics, Inc.

151 A.3d 938 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 2016

But you’ll notice that the skins, the [oriented strand board] skins, are in tight contact. … Seabury-Peterson v. Jhamb, 2011 ME 35, ¶ 14, 15 A.3d 746; see State v.

Porter v. Town of Falmouth

Superior Court of Maine · Sep 27, 2021

The court may not substitute its judgment for that of the Board. Tarason v. Town of South Berwick, 2005 ME 30, 16, 868 A.2d 230. … Kurlanski v.

Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court

401 A.2d 135 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 30, 1979

The precise question here presented was addressed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 , 97 S.Ct. 1782 , 52 L.Ed.2d 261 (1977). … See Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, supra; Railway-Clerks v. Allen, 373 U.S. 113 , 97 S.Ct. 1782 , 52 L.Ed.2d 261 (1963).

Inhabitants of Solon v. Inhabitants of Embden

71 Me. 418 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 18, 1880

Fitchburg v. Winchendon, 4 Cush. 190 , 194. The defendants strongly urge that the fact that the pauper held. … Rice’s note for $100 -which, according to an agreement between them, was to be paid by Rice in boarding the pauper, taken in connection with the further fact, that in a little more than three-months after his removal to Anson

Francis v. Stinson

760 A.2d 209 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 17, 2000

Burdzel v. Sobus, 2000 ME 84, ¶ 6 , 750 A.2d 573, 575 . … Id. [¶ 46] Likewise, in Harriman v.

Inhabitants v. Inhabitants

64 Me. 244 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1873

Raymond v. Harrison, 11 Maine, 190; Hallowell v. Saco, 5 Maine, 143. … This is abundantly established in the cases of Garland v. Dover, 19 Maine, 441; Sanford v. Lebanon, 31 Maine, 124; Clinton v. York, 26 Maine, 167. In Garland v.

Huntoon v. Wiley

142 Me. 262 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 27, 1946

The plaintiff was in the highway, “about one foot on the road” near the left rear fender of the Chevrolet, and was assisting a lady who was on the running board of. the Chevrolet. … Hill v. Finnemore, 132 Me., 459, 464, 172 A., 826 ; Rogers v. Forgione, 126 Me., 356, 138 A., 553 ; Esponette v. Wiseman, 130 Me., 297, 155 A., 650 ; Gerrish v. Ferris, 138 Me., 213, 23 A.,.2d, 891.

Collora v. Leahy (In Re Leahy)

170 B.R. 10 · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · Jul 19, 1994

On September 8, 1993, the Workers’ Compensation Board entered a decree that *13 John F. Collora, Jr., was entitled to payment from Matthew P. … Grynberg v.

Waterman v. Dockray

78 Me. 139 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 6, 1886

Board’s Appeal, 27 Conn. 344 . … Potts v. Smith, 3 Rawle, 361 ; S. C. 24 Am. Dec. 359 ; Sch. Exrs. & Admrs. § § 408 et seq.; Wms. Exrs. 915 el seq.; Beall v. New Mexico, 16 Wall. 535, 540 ; U. S. v. Walker, 109 U. S. 265 .

Starrett v. Inhabitants of Thomaston

129 Me. 132 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 19, 1930

The latter board denied liability; the former awarded him $300. … Hayford v.

Sarah Frye Home v. Soc'y of the Sisters of Charity

Superior Court of Maine · Aug 3, 2001

Frye Home for Aged Women) is a non-profit corporation with a principal place of business in Auburn, that operates and maintains a boarding home for the elderly. It was originally located in Lewiston. … See In re Brown, 131 B.R. 900 (Bkrtcy.D.Me. 1991). The burden of establishing a trust lies on the party alleging it. See Cazillis v. Ingraham, 110 A. 359 (Me. 1920).

Clancey v. Cumberland County Power & Light Co.

128 Me. 274 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 12, 1929

Shaw v. Bolton, supra; Sturtevant v. Ouellette, 126 Me., 558. Failure to look or listen may be strong evidence of negligence. Shaw v. Bolton, supra; Sturtevant v. Ouellette, supra. … Brown v. Railroad Company, 127 Me., 387, 393. Exception overruled.