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  • Cianchette v. Bank of New England, N.A. (In Re BWL, Inc.)

    123 B.R. 675 · District Court, D. Maine · Jan 25, 1991

    Earl Brown, and William T. Brown at Exhibit 4 (hereinafter Appellants’ Brief). … Tiernan v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Board of Directors v. Maine School Administrative District No. 36 Teachers Ass'n

    428 A.2d 419 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 16, 1981

    See Board of Directors of M.S.A.D. No. 33 v. Teachers’ Ass’n of M.S.A.D. … See State v. Maine Labor Relations Board, Me., 413 A.2d 510, 514 (1980). We exclude the area of teacher hiring only because of the dictate of the statute.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Brennan v. Saco Construction, Inc.

    381 A.2d 656 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 12, 1978

    See Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook R. Co., 417 U.S. 703, 713 , 94 S.Ct. 2578, 2584 , 41 L.Ed.2d 418 (1974); People ex rel. Brown v. Illinois State Troop L. … Accord; Casanova Guns, Inc. v. Connally, 454 F.2d 1320 , 1323 n.2 (7th Cir. 1972). But see People ex rel. Brown v. Illinois State Troop. L. No. 41, supra.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Brown Dev. Corp. v. Hemond

    Superior Court of Maine · Dec 4, 2006

    McAfee v. Cole, 637 A.2d 463, 465 (Me. 1994) (quoting Hall v. Bd. of Envtl. Protection, 498 A.2d 260, 266 (Me. 1985)). 2. Is the contract void, mandating; dismissal of Brown's claim? … Lightfoot v. Sch. Admin. Dist.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Morton v. Schneider

    612 A.2d 1285 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 25, 1992

    Plaintiff John Morton appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Franklin County, Browne, A.B.J.) affirming the decision of the Town of Rangeley Board of Appeals that upheld the issuance of a conditional use permit by … Beegan v. Schmidt, 451 A.2d 642, 643-44 (Me.1982) (footnote omitted).

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • LaPointe v. City of Saco

    419 A.2d 1013 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 10, 1980

    Moyer v. Board of Zoning Appeals, Me., 233 A.2d 311 (1967). See 8A McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, Zoning §§ 25-297 (1976). … Brown v. Town of Wells, Me., 402 A.2d 57 (1979) (rationale of decision of Board of Selectmen unclear). The Board has an obligation and responsibility to decide issues properly presented to it.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Charles R. Maples et al. v. Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association et al.

    299 A.3d 612 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 10, 2023

    We previously affirmed in part a judgment awarding Maples and Brown damages and attorney fees against Compass Harbor. See Brown v. Compass Harbor Vill. Condo. … See Maples v. Contorakes, No. BCD-CV-18-02, 2019 Me. Bus. & Consumer LEXIS 26, at *2-3, *7-8 (July 22, 2019); Brown v. Compass Harbor Vill. Condo. Ass’n, 2020 ME 44, ¶¶ 1, 3, 229 A.3d 158.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Belfast v. Inhabitants of Morrill

    65 Me. 580 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 14, 1876

    Brown v. Lunt, 37 Maine, 423. Cushing v. Frankfort, 57 Maine, 541. Fowler v. Bebee, 9 Mass., 231 . Bucknam v. Ruggles, 15 Mass., 180 . State v. Carroll, 38 Conn., 449 . Brown v. O’Connell, 36 Conn., 432 . … "When one of a board of officers is not legally elected or qualified, but is an officer defacto he may legally join in the action of the board, with those who are officers de jure. Scadding v. Lorant, 5 Eng.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • David Trask v. Fraternal Order of Police

    2018 ME 130 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 25, 2018

    Maine Labor Relations Board, 413 A.2d 510, 513 (Me. 1980), and Bangor Water District v. … See 26 M.R.S. §§ 964(2)(A), 968(5)(C) (2017); Brown v. Me. State Emps. Ass’n, 1997 ME 24, ¶ 7, 690 A.2d 956.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Portland Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Town of Gray

    663 A.2d 41 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 1, 1995

    See Rogers v. Brown, 135 Me. 117, 118 , 190 A. 632, 633 (1937) (“shall” should be construed as meaning “must” for purposes of sustaining or enforcing an existing right). See also 73 Am.Jur.2d Statutes § 22 (1974). … We have not hesitated to order planning boards to perform that duty. For example, in Ray v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Brophy v. Town of Castine

    534 A.2d 663 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 11, 1987

    In Board of Education, Island Tree Union Free School District No. 26 v. … Perry Local Educators’ Association, 460 U.S. 37, 45 , 103 S.Ct. 948, 955 , 74 L.Ed.2d 794 (1983) (citing Carey v. Brown, 447 U.S. 455, 461 , 100 S.Ct. 2286, 2291 , 65 L.Ed.2d 263 (1980)).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Oman v. Town of Lincolnville

    567 A.2d 1347 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 3, 1990

    Plaintiffs David and Jean Oman appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Waldo County, Browne, J.) affirming a decision rendered by the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Lincolnville. … The Board declined to interpret “dwelling unit” to include the rental cabins. The Board committed no error of law in this regard.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Unemployment Insurance Commission

    Superior Court of Maine · Sep 27, 2005

    Maddocks v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 2001 ME 60, P7,768 A.2d 1023,1025. … AP-05-038 WALLACE BROWN, Petitioner * v.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Inhabitants of Fairfield v. Inhabitants of Oldtown

    73 Me. 573 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 2, 1882

    It will hardly be contended that if the plaintiffs had offered of the oral declarations of Brown identical in terms with his letter that they would have been received. Dartmouth v. … In Weld v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Brown v. New Hampshire Northcoast Corp.

    Superior Court of Maine · Dec 8, 2014

    CV-13-198 fAf -'IV~- IA-OV-14- RACHEL BROWN and DESTINY PHANEUF, Plaintiffs v. … Foster v. LaPlante, 244 A.2d 803(Me. 1968) did not involve a claim by a trespasser. My view as to the wisdom of further discovery remains unchanged.

    Cited 0 timesUnpublished
  • Harmon v. Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co.

    35 Me. 447 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1853

    Brown, 11 Met. 440 , exhibited a relaxation of the law affirmed in the cases of Stark v. Parker, 2 Pick. 267 , and of Olmstead v. Beale, 19 Pick. 528 . The case of Hunt v. … The case of Fuller v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Cole v. Clark

    21 L.R.A. 714 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 27, 1893

    Farnham v. Davis, 79 Maine, 282 : Wescott v. Bunker, 83 Maine, 499 ; Phillips Mech. Liens, 112; Overton’s Law of Liens, § 564 ; 2 Jones on Liens, 1235. "There can be no lien,” says Judge Thurman in Chateau v. … Cont. 4; Brown v. Tuttle, 80 Maine, 162 ; Godfrey v. Haynes, 74 Maine, 96 ; Potter v. Carpenter, 76 N. Y. 151 ; Woods v. Ayers, 39 Mich. 345 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Moody v. Whitney

    38 Me. 174 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1854

    Property (E) pl. 5; Betts v. Lee, 5 Johns. 348 ; Curtis v. … Brown v. Sax, 7 Cowen, 95, was trover for logs cut on the plaintiff’s land, and afterwards drawn to the mill of the defendant, who converted the boards; the damages were held to be the value of the boards. In Baker v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Perkins v. Board of Directors of School Administrative District No. 13

    528 F. Supp. 1313 · District Court, D. Maine · Dec 31, 1981

    At all material times defendants Reginald McCollor, Theresa Davis, Norman Dionne, Bryan Malloy, Susan Melcher, Christine Brown, Elvin Hawes, and John Birdsall were members of the Board of Directors of S.A.D. … Board of Regents v. Roth, supra, 408 U.S. at 573, 92 S.Ct. at 2707 ; Bishop v. Wood, supra, 426 U.S. at 347-48 , 96 S.Ct. at 2078-2079 ; Beitzell v. Jeffrey, supra, 643 F.2d at 877-79 ; Ventetuolo v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Inhabitants of Town of Bethel v. INHABITANTS, ETC.

    151 Me. 318 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 17, 1955

    ’s mentality, and (4) whether the Board of Overseers of the plaintiff town unlawfully delegated their duties. … Bangor v. Hampden, 41 Maine, 484; Corinna v. Exeter, 13 Maine, 321.” See also Norridgewock v. Solon, 49 Me. 385 (1862); Alna v. Plummer, 4 Me. 258 (1826); Clinton v. Benton, 49 Me. 550 (1862); Naples v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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