Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2004 Memoranda of Decision

January 2004
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July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004


December 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-187	OXF-04-310	12/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. PHILIP G. SMITH
Mem 04-186	CUM-04-269	12/21/04	CAROLYN BRODSKY v. WILLIAM CREAR III
Mem 04-185	SAG-04-392	12/20/04	R. CRAIG ROGERS v. TOWN OF WEST BATH
Mem 04-184	AND-04-341	12/14/04	DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES o/b/o MAUREEN M. (DROUIN) JORDAN v. JASON A. GRENIER
Mem 04-183	HAN-04-265	12/14/04	STEPHEN BEAL o/b/o CHRISTOPHER BEAL v. COASTAL AUTO PARTS, INC.
Mem 04-182	PEN-04-294	12/14/04	ERIC PROCTOR v. HEIDI GARDNER
Mem 04-181	HAN-04-398	12/14/04	KEVIN MacDONALD v. KELLEY MacDONALD
Mem 04-180	PEN-04-350	12/10/04	STATE OF MAINE v. BILLY THORNTON
Mem 04-179	YOR-04-408	12/10/04	CLIFFORD D. ESTES et al. v. TOWN OF YORK
Mem 04-178	SAG-04-453	12/9/04	NATHAN MORONG v. MISTY POTTLE
Mem 04-177	CUM-04-237	12/6/04	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID BOOTH
Mem 04-176	YOR-03-662	12/2/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES MORAN
Mem 04-175	YOR-04-175	12/2/04	LYNN HUBBARD BERNARD v. TOWN OF NORTH BERWICK
Mem 04-174	KEN-04-393	12/2/04	LUANNA YORK v. MICHAEL ALLEN
Mem 04-173	SOM-04-387	12/2/04	BRENT J. DAIGLE v. NANCY B.(DAIGLE)BAXTER
Mem 04-172	PEN-04-306	12/2/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ERICK M. BENNETT
Mem 04-171	KEN-04-179	12/2/04	BRUCE S. DELESKEY v. CAROL AUGER et al.
Mem 04-170	PEN-04-247	12/1/04	MARILYN(WEATHERBEE) CARR v. RICHARD WEATHERBEE
Mem 04-169	PEN-04-229	12/1/04	BRANDY SPRUCE et al. v. WILLIE JACKSON
Mem 04-168	CUM-04-246	12/1/04	STATE OF MAINE v. RUSTY SWIFT

November 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-167	HAN-04-318	11/30/04	RALPH NORWOOD et al. v. DAVID A. KETTELL et al.
Mem 04-166	KEN-03-672	11/30/04	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT A. PENNEY
Mem 04-165	YOR-04-278	11/30/04	DIANNE W. WILEY v. THOMAS J. WILEY
Mem 04-164	SAG-04-281	11/30/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT R. WHITMORE
Mem 04-163	AND-04-213	11/30/04	THERASA PUSHARD v. GARY PUSHARD (revised)
Mem 04-162	OXF-04-29	11/30/04	ESTATE OF PHYLLIS RING
Mem 04-161	PEN-04-244	11/30/04	GARY WALKER et al. v. MAINE SPORTS COMPLEX, LLC
Mem 04-160	KNO-04-316	11/30/04	H. BEATTY CHADWICK v. BARBARA (APPLEGATE) JEAN CROWTHER CHADWICK
Mem 04-159	YOR-04-366	11/29/04	IN RE CIARA H.
Mem 04-158	KNO-04-184	11/29/04	NADIM HAQUE v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Mem 04-157	CUM-04-249	11/29/04	DARREN L. BROWN v. ELINOR SULLIVAN
Mem 04-156	SOM-04-267	11/29/04	MAINE INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION v. KYLE ELLIS
Mem 04-155	SOM-04-259	11/22/04	WILLIAM WILLARD v. HELEN MORRILL
Mem 04-154	PEN-03-655	11/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. PATRICK ALEXANDRE
Mem 04-153	PEN-04-239	11/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. BENJAMIN F. FAIRBROTHER
Mem 04-152	YOR-04-152	11/19/04	DOROTHY LAFORTUNE v. CITY OF BIDDEFORD et al.
Mem 04-151	PEN-04-187	11/17/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ERNEST B. FLETCHER
Mem 04-150	YOR-04-196	11/17/04	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT VAN TASSEL
Mem 04-149	PEN-04-168	11/16/04	RONALD CROSBY v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mem 04-148	OXF-03-579	11/15/04	C.N. BROWN COMPANY v. RONALD MESERVE et al.
Mem 04-147	OXF-03-649	11/10/04	THERESA McINTYRE, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE HARPE v. IRENE THERIAULT and OXFORD FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Mem 04-146	PEN-04-361	11/9/04	IN RE AMBER H.
Mem 04-145	YOR-04-109	11/9/04	PEBBLEDENE TRUST et al. v. TOWN OF YORK et al.
Mem 04-144	YOR-04-192	11/8/04	ALISON (FOSS) SHUMAN v. MATTHEW FOSS
Mem 04-143	CUM-04-144	11/8/04	MICHAEL JACOBSON et al. v. JOHN MORRELL
Mem 04-142	YOR-03-773A	11/1/04	SCOTTY THYNG v. GREATER BOSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS et al.
Mem 04-141	YOR-03-773	11/1/04	SCOTTY THYNG v. MBNA AMERICA et al.
Mem 04-140	KNO-04-185	11/1/04	LARRY PARKS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

October 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-139	PEN-04-151	10/28/04	IN RE BRITTANY L. et al.
Mem 04-138	KEN-03-505	10/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. WINDY GALLAGHER
Mem 04-137	CUM-04-148	10/27/04	HOLLY A. BAILLARGEON v. RAY S. BAILLARGEON
Mem 04-136	HAN-03-713	10/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ELEANOR ADLEY
Mem 04-135	FRA-04-243	10/27/04	IN RE NATHANIEL R.
Mem 04-134	PEN-04-182	10/26/04	DARCI R.MILLER v. JOHN MILLER
Mem 04-133	WAL-04-57	10/25/04	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM D. NELSON
Mem 04-132	HAN-04-208	10/25/04	ROBERT BAGLEY et al. v. DEANNA LIZOTTE
Mem 04-131	YOR-04-86	10/21/04	ANGELA BATSON v. NANCY PERKINS
Mem 04-130	KEN-04-221	10/20/04	DANIEL BERNIER v. TOWN OF LITCHFIELD
Mem 04-129	YOR-04-190	10/19/04	DONALD METAYER v. CYNTHIA DANIS-DOW
Mem 04-128	PEN-03-648	10/19/04	ALICE SHAW v. JANET ROBINSON et al.
Mem 04-127	OXF-04-116	10/13/04	CLIFFORD BRADBURY et al. v. RALPH M. SEARLES SR. et al.
Mem 04-126	SAG-04-248	10/13/04	IN RE NICKOLE M.

September 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-122	AND-04-195	9/17/04	IN RE SABRINA H.
Mem 04-126	SAG-04-248	9/13/04	IN RE NICKOLE M.
Mem 04-125	LIN-03-706	9/30/04	MARIA (NELSON) MELLYN v. RICHARD NELSON
Mem 04-124	SOM-04-71	9/27/04	GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OR VIRGINIA BRAGDON
Mem 04-123	WAL-03-533	9/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH R. BEAULIEU
Mem 04-122	AND-04-195	9/17/04	IN RE SABRINA H.
Mem 04-121	AND-04-79	9/17/04	STATE OF MAINE v. AMY GREENWALD
Mem 04-120	YOR-03-565	9/16/04	IN RE AMBER M. et al.
Mem 04-119	WAS-04-177	9/15/04	IN RE ALEXANDER C.
Mem 04-118	PEN-03-790	9/13/04	ALICE POOR v. FRANKLIN A. HIGGINS

August 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-117	KNO-04-84	8/31/04	DOCTOR CHRIST ECSTASY v. BETHANY BERRY
Mem 04-116	PEN-04-35	8/6/04	JESSICA SIMMONS V. MATTHEW SIMMONS
Mem 04-115	YOR-04-	8/6/04	NEW HERITAGE BUILDERS, INC. v. TOWN OF OLD ORCHARD BEACH
Mem 04-114	HAN-03-727	8/2/04	STEPHEN MACOMBER v. ROXANNE MACOMBER

July 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-113	SAG-04-78	7/30/04	STATE OF MAINE v.ROSE LARKIN
Mem 04-112	SOM-04-28	7/30/04	JOHN MacDOWALL v. COREY BURRILL
Mem 04-111	CUM-03-680	7/29/04	STATE OF MAINE v. MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-CORREA
Mem 04-110	LIN-03-670	7/27/04	BARBARA WARNER v. BARRY WARNER
Mem 04-109	YOR-04-101	7/27/04	IN RE DYLAN F.
Mem 04-108	WAS-03-522	7/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. VERNALD STRIKEFOOT
Mem 04-107	KEN-04-138	7/27/04	DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES o/b/o DONNA HAMMOND and TAMMY HARDING v. DANIEL PEASLEE
Mem 04-106	HAN-03-778	7/27/04	DIANNA L. MARINO v. DON S. TOLLESON
Mem 04-105	YOR-03-755	7/27/04	ARTHUR KYRICOS et al. v. KENNEBUNK SAVINGS BANK
Mem 04-104	YOR-03-542	7/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT HODSDON
Mem 04-103	YOR-03-562	7/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL CONLEY
Mem 04-102	YOR-04-95	7/27/04	JAMES CHRISTOPHER BLYLER v. DAWN LESLIE HARRINGTON
Mem 04-101	YOR-03-512	7/27/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES AUGER
Mem 04-100	PEN-03-453	7/23/04	PHYLLIS FREESE v. SHARON ROBINSON
Mem 04-99	HAN-03-734	7/23/04	CHRISTOPHER VINCENTY et al. v. MITCHELL CARTER et al.
Mem 04-98	KEN-03-777	7/23/04	IN RE CELINA M.
Mem 04-97	pen-03-635	7/23/04	PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK v. RODNEY E. PEASE
Mem 04-96	AND-03-448	7/23/04	STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD WING
Mem 04-95	WAL-03-695	7/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. KENNETH STAREFOS
Mem 04-94	PEN-03-528	7/21/04	STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS R. ST. JOHN
Mem 04-93	KEN-03-761	7/21/04	JESSICA L. BIZIER v. ROBERT M. BIZIER
Mem 04-92	CUM-04-22	7/21/04	DAWN HARRINGTON v. JAMES BLYLER
Mem 04-91	LIN-03-595	7/21/04	STATE OF MAINE v. LUBOMIR KONECNY
Mem 04-90	KEN-03-705	7/21/04	SUZANNE E. MOODY v. JAMES R. MOODY SR.
Mem 04-89	CUM-03-669	7/21/04	MELISSA A. WOOD v. JEFFREY A. SCHUHERT
Mem 04-88	HAN-04-118	7/20/04	REBECCA LeCLAIR v. LLOYD E. TURNER JR.
Mem 04-87	WAS-04-153	7/20/04	IN RE NIKITA S. et al.
Mem 04-86	HAN-04-98	7/16/04	CITIBANK v. JOAN STICKNEY
Mem 04-85	FRA-04-52	7/15/04	IN RE COLE C.
Mem 04-84	CUM-03-783	7/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. CHAMROEUN PHENG
Mem 04-83	LIN-03-651	7/2/04	CARL B. ERICKSON v. TRACY B. AHLHOLM
Mem 04-82	YOR-04-65	7/2/04	IN RE BRANDON L.
Mem 04-81	YOR-04-3	7/1/04	IN RE COLLIN M.

June 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-80	YOR-03-742	6/30/04	LYNN POPE v. ALFRED HUBACZ
Mem 04-79	WAS-04-51	6/30/04	WILLIAM L. LIPTON v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Mem 04-78	HAN-03-760	6/30/04	DEBORAH McQUADE v. DAVID B. McQUADE
Mem 04-77	WAL-03-627	6/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM MORRISON
Mem 04-76	WAL-03-605	6/4/04	LANE GRAY v. BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
Mem 04-75	HAN-03-568	6/3/04	IN RE MATTHEW W.
Mem 04-74	PEN-04-67	6/3/04	IN RE KEEGAN G. et al.
Mem 04-73	HAN-03-634	6/2/04	CELESTE LAW v. ROBERT BOTHEN

May 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-72	OXF-03-673	5/21/04	SHARON R. COFFIN v. FRED W. COFIN JR.
Mem 04-71	PEN-03-654	5/21/04	MARK FRANCHI v. TESS FRANCHI
Mem 04-70	YOR-03-679	5/20/04	PATRIOT GROWTH FUND, L.P. et al. v. FRANK KRISTAN
Mem 04-69	WAS-03-656	5/13/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ALBERT J. HARNOIS III
Mem 04-68	AND-03-451	5/13/04	ELIZABETH MELANSON v. THOMAS MELANSON
Mem 04-67	AND-03-757	5/12/04	IN RE LATHON L.
Mem 04-66	YOR-03-723	5/12/04	FRED HENDRICKSON et al. v. DOROTHY LAFORTUNE et al.
Mem 04-65	HAN-03-660	5/12/04	ROBERT C. JORDAN et al. v. JANET IGOE
Mem 04-64	KNO-03-502	5/12/04	STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL R. GOSSELIN
Mem 04-63	YOR-01-671	5/11/04	JOY RENNELL o/b/o CHRISTY R. OULLETTE v. MICHELLE BOURGET o/b/o SCOTT BOURGET
Mem 04-62	YOR-03-675	5/6/04	PATRICIA PATRIZZI v. DENNIS PATRIZZI
Mem 04-61	YOR-03-525	5/6/04	PATRICIA PATRIZZI v. DENNIS PATRIZZI
Mem 04-60	HAN-03-388	5/5/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ALLEN BARBER
Mem 04-59	SAG-03-280	5/4/04	IN RE CALVIN N. et al.
Mem 04-58	OXF-03-776	5/4/04	LORING P. STROUT JR. v. NOREEN-EVELYN STROUT
Mem 04-57	PEN-03-491	5/4/04	RONALD DOHERTY v. CARY MEDICAL CENTER

April 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-56	YOR-03-667	4/27/04	LAW OFFICES OF JAMES J. LEE v. DONALD SMITH et al./ LAW OFFICES OF JAMES J. LEE v. CITIZENS MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Mem 04-55	YOR-03-563	4/27/04	LEE M. GRANT v. VJRISTINA RUTIGLIANO
Mem 04-54	HAN-03-668	4/16/04	IN RE KYLE C. et al.
Mem 04-53	CUM-03-302	4/16/04	WILLIAM C. CHURCHILL JR. v. DEBRA CHURCHILL
Mem 04-52	WAS-03-622	4/16/04	DAVID BERRY v. DEBBIE SUE BERRY
Mem 04-51	LIN-03-582	4/16/04	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID DORAY JR.
Mem 04-50	FRA-03-331	4/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES A. RICHMAN
Mem 04-49	YOR-03-689	4/8/04	IN RE HUNTER S. et al.
Mem 04-48	LIN-03-643	4/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT HOLLAND-STANLEY
Mem 04-47	AND-03-501	4/8/04	JOEY BOUDREAUX v. SANDRA HILL YOUNG
Mem 04-46	SOM-03-243	4/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN McCARRON
Mem 04-45	ARO-03-484	4/8/04	BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. STEPHEN J. GAZAK et al.
Mem 04-44	AND-03-621	4/7/04	CYNTHIA TOMPSON et al. v. ELIZABETH TOMPSON
Mem 04-43	HAN-03-574	4/7/04	SUSANNAH(ROJO)STANTON v. JOSE M. ROJO
Mem 04-42	PEN-03-491	4/2/04	SHANE McCARTHY v. KIMBERLEY CURLEY

March 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-41	LIN-03-560	3/29/04	HOWARD SPORTS-TOPSHAM, INC. et al. v. ONE BEACON INSURANCE GROUP
Mem 04-40	KNO-03-469	3/26/04	KEVIN KELLY v. ANNE GINGRAS
Mem 04-39	CUM-03-510	3/19/04	STATE OF MAINE v. GREGORY McLEOD
Mem 04-38	OXF-03-431	3/16/04	STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL SILVA
Mem 04-37	YOR-03-650	3/10/04	MARIA TWOMEY-THOMPSON v. JOLINE POTHIER
Mem 04-36	PEN-03-719	3/10/04	DANA I. HAVEN v. PATRICIA G. WORTH
Mem 04-35	YOR-03-435	3/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JULIE M. FERRANTE
Mem 04-34	KNO-03-569	3/4/04	BEVERLY HAGAR v. FREDERICK ROBERTS
Mem 04-33	CUM-03-628	3/3/04	IN RE SYNDEL T
Mem 04-32	AND-03-611	3/3/04	IN RE CAMERON P.
Mem 04-31	PEN-03-291	3/3/04	DAVID W. TRAINOR v. KRISTY J. TRAINOR
Mem 04-30	PIS-03-464	3/2/04	DAVID WARRINGTON v. THERESA McCARTHY
Mem 04-29	PEN-03-392	3/2/04	DIANNE M. CRONKITE v. THOMAS L. CRONKITE
Mem 04-28	PEN-03-652	3/2/04	IN RE MICHAEL S. et al.
Mem 04-27	SOM-03-402	3/2/04	MARK ROBINSON v. ROBIN ROBINSON

February 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-26	KEN-03-463	2/24/04	DOROTHY Y. AXTELL v. TIMOTHY O. AXTELL
Mem 04-25	HAN-03-455	2/20/04	STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN SMITH
Mem 04-24	WAS-03-132	2/20/04	STATE OF MAINE v. RALPH A. FRANCIS
Mem 04-23	ARO-03-424	2/9/04	IN RE MEGAN W.
Mem 04-22	AND-03-261	2/5/04	GRACE HOTHAM v. WILLIAM HOTHAM
Mem 04-21	KNO-03-286	2/3/04	STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD KEATING JR.
Mem 04-20	KEN-03-597	2/2/04	IN RE ZACHERY T.
Mem 04-19	YOR-03-503	2/2/04	LISA CORBEIL v. JOSEPH L. DONEGAN

January 2004

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 04-18	YOR-03-482	1/29/04	BAY VIEW BANK, N.A. v. THE HIGHLAND GOLF MORTGAGE REALTY TRUST et al.
Mem 04-17	CUM-03-438	1/28/04	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT S. HARRIS
Mem 04-16	AND-03-543	1/28/04	THOMAS M. MANGAN v. MAINE DISTRICT COURT
Mem 04-15	YOR-03-526	1/26/04	STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL A. MARCHIONDA
Mem 04-14	KEN-03-545	1/23/04	IN RE ELIZABETH B.
Mem 04-13	PEN-03-527	1/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. JUSTIN LIMOGES
Mem 04-12	PEN-03-457	1/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. MELAINA L. MALLORY
Mem 04-11	WAL-03-441	1/22/04	GUARDIANSHIP OF BONAMI Q. VON RUMPF
Mem 04-10	FRA-03-279	1/22/04	STATE OF MAINE v. MIKOL J. ALLISON
Mem 04-9	OXF-03-345	1/15/04	LORING P. STROUT JR. v. NOREEN E. STROUT
Mem 04-8	KEN-03-326	1/15/04	JOHN R. FRENCH v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 04-7	PEN-02-740	1/13/04	STATE OF MAINE v. SIDNEY DUNTON JR.
Mem 04-6	OXF-03-495	1/9/04	IN RE DILLON S. et al.
Mem 04-5	AND-03-367	1/8/04	THOMAS M. MANGAN v. CAROL B. MANGAN
Mem 04-4	YOR-03-184	1/8/04	STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY BERRY
Mem 04-3	LIN-03-310	1/5/04	STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN BREWER
Mem 04-2	KNO-03-287	1/5/04	ERIC SLOATMAN v. TOWN OF OWLS HEAD
Mem 04-1	KEN-03-370	1/5/04	RICHARD J. WILLIS v. MAINE STATE RETIREMET SYSTEM et al.

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