Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2005 Decisions




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December 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 126CUM-05-182887 A.2d 517 12/23/05LEWIS E. SANDMAIER JR. et al. v. TAHOE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
2005 ME 125WCB-05-101887 A.2d 512 12/22/05MICHAEL CELENTANO v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2005 ME 124CUM-05-141888 A.2d 272 12/21/05LISA TWOMEY v. DAVID TWOMEY
2005 ME 123YOR-05-89889 A.2d 297 12/14/05IN RE THOMAS H. et al.
2005 ME 122SOM-05-178886 A.2d 1287 12/13/05SUE ELLEN SHAW v. RICHARD PACKARD
2005 ME 121YOR-05-156886 A.2d 1281 12/9/05CITY OF BIDDEFORD v. RORY HOLLAND
2005 ME 120KEN-05-173886 A.2d 1280 12/8/05MICHAEL F. BECKER et al. v. BUREAU OF PARKS and LANDS et al.
2005 ME 119SRP-05-56887 A.2d 510 12/7/05STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN F. FAULCON
2005 ME 118WCB-04-517887 A.2d 39 12/6/05ALVIN TEMM v. S.D. WARREN COMPANY et al.
2005 ME 117YOR-05-142887 A.2d 36 12/2/05CATHERINE I. (ZIEGLER) FOLEY v. GARY L. ZIEGLER



November 2005
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2005 ME 116HAN-05-42885 A.2d 779 11/22/05DAVID GRAVES et al. v. S.E. DOWNEY REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. P.A. et al.
2005 ME 83AND-03-356887 A.2d 519 11/16/05(reconsideration order)STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTIAN AVERILL/ affects 2005 ME 82 and 2005 ME 83
2005 ME 115PUC-05-50885 A.2d 776 11/9/05JOHN BERTL v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
2005 ME 114KEN-04-723884 A.2d 1165 11/3/05BOSTON and MAINE CORPORATION et al. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2005 ME 113ARO-05-174884 A.2d 667 11/3/05CLARENCE B. DOW et al. v. CARIBOU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY et al.





October 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 112PEN-04-634884 A.2d 93 10/26/05JAMES PARENT v. EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER et al.
2005 ME 111WCB-04-600883 A.2d 906 10/20/05ARTHUR LEIGHTON v. S.D. WARREN COMPANY et al.
2005 ME 110KEN-04-643883 A.2d 901 10/13/05GABRIEL TREMBLAY et al. v. LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION et al.
2005 ME 109CUM-04-626883 A.2d 889 10/11/05JOHN S. NORTON JR. v. TOWN OF LONG ISLAND et al.




September 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 108PEN-04-613882 A.2d 796 9/21/05FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK v. RICHARD R. CURTIS III et al.
2005 ME 107CUM-04-609881 A.2d 1138 9/19/05CHRISTINE MARCOUX v. PARKER HANNIFIN/NICHOLS PORTLAND DIVISION
2005 ME 106PEN-03-559881 A.2d 1130 9/8/05STATE OF MAINE v. JASON BOUCHARD




August 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 105CUM-05-15884 A.2d 97 8/31/05IN RE CHELSEA C.
2005 ME 104KEN-05-72880 A.2d 284 8/31/05REBECCA BEANE et al. v. MAINE INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
2005 ME 103YOR-05-90882 A.2d 253 8/30/05LOIS M. ABBOTT et al. v. ROLAND LaCOURSE
2005 ME 102SAG-05-11879 A.2d 1007 8/25/05NORRIS FAMILY ASSOCIATES, LLC et al. v. TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG et al.
2005 ME 101CUM-04-640879 A.2d 1001 8/25/05JOSEPH FRUSTACI v. CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND
2005 ME 100SOM-04-43881 A.2d 651 8/24/05STATE OF MAINE v. NORMAN R. DICKINSON JR.
2005 ME 99SOM-04-582879 A.2d 30 8/12/05STATE OF MAINE v. GREG JAMES WARMKE
2005 ME 98YOR-04-669879 A.2d 35 8/12/05GEORGE IRELAND v. MICHAEL J. CARPENTER et al.
2005 ME 97CUM-04-569879 A.2d 21 8/10/05GAYLE A. FITZPATRICK et al. v. TOWN OF FALMOUTH et al.
2005 ME 96KEN-04-580879 A.2d 15 8/9/05IRVING PULP & PAPER, LTD. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2005 ME 95CUM-04-675877 A.2d 1075 8/5/05RICHARD SANBORN et al. v. MARK SANBORN
2005 ME 94YOR-04-404878 A.2d 509 8/5/05RONALD SEARLES et al. v. FLEETWOOD HOMES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. et al.
2005 ME 93OXF-05-58878 A.2d 504 8/3/05FARRINGTON'S OWNERS' ASSOCIATION et al. v. CONWAY LAKE RESORTS, INC. et al.
2005 ME 92YOR-04-571878 A.2d 499 8/1/05STATE OF MAINE v. BRUCE J. KIRBY




July 2005
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2005 ME 91YOR-04-606878 A.2d 522 7/29/05LAURIE WEBB v. JEFFREY WEBB
2005 ME 90KEN-04-605877 A.2d 1079 7/19/05JEFFREY E. GREEN et al. v. JAMES H. LAWRENCE
2005 ME 89PEN-05-38877 A.2d 1077 7/14/05J.A. RAPAPORT FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CITY OF BREWER
2005 ME 88HAN-04-178876 A.2d 16 7/7/05ANTHONY ULIANO et al. v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.






June 2005
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2005 ME 87SAG-04-11877 A.2d 1090 6/30/05STATE OF MAINE v. OLLAND REESE
2005 ME 86SAG-04-386877 A.2d 1083 6/30/05ALAN J. BALLARD v. CHRISTOPHER WAGNER et al.
2005 ME 85SOM-04-71875 A.2d 697 6/30/05ESTATE OF VIRGINIA BRAGDON
2005 ME 84LIN-04-694875 A.2d 694 6/29/05STATE OF MAINE v. ADAM P. MILLER
2005 ME 83AND-03-356887 A.2d 519 6/29/05STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTIAN AVERILL
2005 ME 82SRP-02-600876 A.2d 43 6/29/05STATE OF MAINE v. SALLY A. SCHOFIELD
2005 ME 81YOR-04-645877 A.2d 155 6/29/05OFFICIAL POST CONFIRMATION COMMITTEE OF CREDIOTRS HOLDING UNSECURED CLAIMS v. ANNA MARKHEIM
2005 ME 80CUM-04-397876 A.2d 29 6/29/05IVAN SUZMAN v. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
2005 ME 79KEN-04-703876 A.2d 40 6/29/05STATE OF MAINE v. John WITHAM
2005 ME 78PEN-04-466875 A.2d 125 6/23/05STATE OF MAINE v. ROSCOE SARGENT
2005 ME 77ARO-05-3875 A.2d 26 6/23/05JOHN J. DESJARDINS v. MARY M. DESJARDINS
2005 ME 76KNO-04-526876 A.2d 23 6/22/05STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL D. WILLINGS
2005 ME 75CUM-04-545880 A.2d 1113 6/22/05WALLACE R. BROWN v. JEFFREY A. THALER et al.
2005 ME 74CUM-04-394875 A.2d 686 6/20/05STATE OF MAINE v. SANTANU BASU
2005 ME 73SOM-04-542874 A.2d 891 6/17/05SUZANNE WHITE v. CHAD NASON
2005 ME 72CUM-04-685875 A.2d 680 6/20/05APRIL L. WHITE et al. v. FLEET BANK OF MAINE et al.
2005 ME 71FRA-04-385874 A.2d 885 6/15/05ALAN MORISON et al. v. WILSON LAKE COUNTRY CLUB
2005 ME 70YOR-04-664874 A.2d 880 6/15/05JANE KINNEY v. MAINE MUTUAL GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY
2005 ME 69KEN-03-368874 A.2d 875 6/13/05STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE R. PARSONS JR.
2005 ME 68CUM-04-730874 A.2d 406 6/10/05STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. MICHAEL MONTAGNA et al.
2005 ME 67WAS-04-688874 A.2d 872 6/10/05STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM R. CLEAVES JR.
2005 ME 66KEN-03-578874 A.2d 397 6/9/05KEVIN MILLIEN v. COLBY COLLEGE et al.
2005 ME 65YOR-04-672874 A.2d 394 6/8/05THOMAS LEAKE et al. v. TOWN OF KITTERY et al.
2005 ME 64PUC-04-406875 A.2d 118 6/2/05VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.






May 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 63KEN-04-547875 A.2d 128 5/27/05DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. SANFORD HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC.
2005 ME 62CUM-04-245873 A.2d 361 5/26/05JOAN P. WELLS v. ARTHUR G. POWERS et al.
2005 ME 61ARO-04-449873 A.2d 355 5/23/05IN RE FLORENCE M. CYR
2005 ME 60ARO-04-218873 A.2d 350 5/23/05STATE OF MAINE v. LAURA KIRK
2005 ME 59YOR-04-513873 A.2d 346 5/19/05ROSE BONIN O/B/O ADAM MARCHAND v. ROGER CREPEAU
2005 ME 58KEN-03-488871 A.2d 1237 5/4/05THE PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP, USA, INC. v. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES et al.
2005 ME 57KEN-04-72871 A.2d 1208 5/3/05MICHAEL FORTIN v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF PORTLAND




April 2005
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2005 ME 56KEN-03-697871 A.2d 523 4/22/05BLETHEN MAINE NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. STATE OF MAINE et al.
2005 ME 55OXF-04-549881 A.2d 649 4/22/05STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL PATTERSON
2005 ME 54CUM-04-506870 A.2d 580 4/14/05BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
2005 ME 53YOR-04-550870 A2d 577 4/12/05MICHELINE DURHAM v. HTH CORPORATION et al.
2005 ME 52CUM-04-583870 A2d 124 4/8/05FRANCIS S. DRISCOLL JR. et al. v. ERNEST W. MAINS JR. et al.
2005 ME 51WCB-04-191870 A2d 128 4/8/05KEVIN C. STANDRING v. TOWN OF SKOWHEGAN et al.
2005 ME 50KEN-04-59870 A2d 566 4/7/05HAROLD A. KROEGER v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2005 ME 49FED-04-274870 A2d 121 4/7/05UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. WATER QUALITY INSURANCE SYNDICATE
2005 ME 48PEN-04-445870 A.2d 119 4/5/05STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL S. IRELAND
2005 ME 47CUM-04-321870 A.2d 1208 4/5/05A. HOLMES STOCKLY et al. v. AYNNE M. DOIL
2005 ME 46KEN-03-577870 A2d 561 4/5/05STATE OF MAINE v. ALPHONSO C. JOHNSON
2005 ME 45KEN-04-235870 A2d 112 4/1/05IN RE JAMARA et al.
2005 ME 44KNO-04-485870 A2d 107 4/1/05BARBARA A. LEWIS et al. v. TOWN OF ROCKPORT et al.




March 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 43KEN-04-10870 A2d 146 3/29/05LAURENCE E. BARRETT et al. v. McDONALD INVESTMENTS, INC. et al.
2005 ME 42YOR-04-96869 A2d 745 3/21/05LEONARD R. INKEL v. DONALD LIVINGSTON et al.
2005 ME 41KEN-04-217869 A2d 729 3/21/05YORK HOSPITAL et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES et al.
2005 ME 40KEN-04-100869 A2d 737 3/21/05NANCY S. HUBER v. DONNA L. WILLIAMS et al.
2005 ME 39CUM-04-295869 A2d 722 3/18/05RONALD FITCH v. JOHN v. JOHN or JANE DOE #1
2005 ME 38WCB-03-608 and WCB-03-564872 A2d 961 3/16/05ORETA BRIDGMAN v. S.D. WARREN COMPANY et al. / KEVIN MITCHELL v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE et al.
2005 ME 37CUM-04-214870 A2d 133 3/15/05JEFFREY STENZEL et al. v. DELL, INC. et al.
2005 ME 36WAS-04-477868 A2d 196 3/10/05PAMELA FRANCIS v. COLLEEN DANA-CUMMINGS & PAMELA FRANCIS v. PLEASANT POINT PASSAMAQUODDY HOUSING AUTHORITY
2005 ME 35PEN-04-644868 A.2d 177 3/8/05CITY OF BANGOR v. PENOBSCOT COUNTY




February 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 34CUM-04-388868 A2d 244 2/25/05FOREMOST INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT LEVESQUE et al.
2005 ME 33YOR-04-352868 A2d 891 2/25/05JONATHAN HOLT v. JENNIFER (HOLT) WATSON
2005 ME 32KEN-04-211868 A.2d 234 2/23/05VIRGINIA BLAKE v. STATE OF MAINE
2005 ME 31CUM-04-252868 A.2d 239 2/23/05WILLIAM D'ANGELO, TRUSTEE et al. v. DAVID McNUTT et al.
2005 ME 30YOR-04-399868 A.2d 230 2/23/05J. RUSSELL TARASON v. TOWN OF SOUTH BERWICK et al.
2005 ME 29YOR-04-370868 A.2d 220 2/23/05RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY et al. v. KNOWLES INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, CORP. et al.
2005 ME 28KEN-03-406868 A.2d 200 2/15/05STATE OF MAINE v. FREDERIC D. WEINSCHENK et al.
2005 ME 27CUM-04-314868 A.2d 210 2/15/05S.D. WARREN COMPNAY v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2005 ME 26PEN-04-444868 A.2d 188 2/9/05STATE OF MAINE v. JOSHUA PATTERSON
2005 ME 25PEN-03-785868 A.2d 183 2/8/05STATE OF MAINE v. BRUCE MANN
2005 ME 24CUM-04-77868 A.2d 172 2/3/05SOLD, INC. et al. v. TOWN OF GORHAM
2005 ME 23WAL-04-333868 A.2d 168 2/3/05STATE OF MAINE v. MARSHALL LOWE
2005 ME 22SAG-04-357868 A.2d 161 2/2/05GREGORY G. GENSHEIMER et al. v. TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG
2005 ME 21YOR-03-360868 A2d 887 2/2/05KAREN WALKER v. JOSEPH WALKER




January 2005
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2005 ME 20KEN-04-166868 A.2d 863 1/28/05MIRCHELL PHAIAH v. TOWN OF FAYETTE
2005 ME 19PEN-04-299866 A2d 867 1/28/05CLAUDIA LOWD v. ANTONIOS DIMOULAS
2005 ME 18KEN-04-164866 A.2d 122 1/26/05JOHN MULHOLLAND v. KARL POOLE
2005 ME 17SOM-04-270866 A.2d 125 1/26/05ESTATE OF ROBERT A. CHARTIER
2005 ME 16PUC-03-788866 A.2d 122 1/26/05VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2005 ME 15PUC-03-644866 A.2d 851 1/26/05OFFICE OF PUBLIC ADVOCATE et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2005 ME 14ARO-04-66866 A.2d 839 1/21/05NANCY BRADSHAW v. CHRIS BRADSHAW
2005 ME 13AND-04-326866 A.2d 835 1/20/05SARAH G. et al. v. MAINE BONDING & CASUALTY COMPANY et al.
2005 ME 12CUM-04-371866 A.2d 117 1/19/05MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MAINE et al. v. BUREAU OF INSURANCE et al.
2005 ME 11YOR-04-374868 A2d 891 1/18/05TOWN OF KITTERY v. JAMES M. DINEEN
2005 ME 10YOR-04-215866 A.2d 829 1/18/05MARGUERITE M. BARTLETT v. TIMOTHY J. ANDERSON
2005 ME 9CUM-04-324866 A.2d 97 1/18/05JENNY WARREN v. CLAUDE WARREN
2005 ME 8CUM-03-604866 A.2d 106 1/18/05GUARDIANSHIP OF K-M
2005 ME 7YOR-04-215864 A.2d 185 1/14/05PETER TUCCI v. CITY OF BIDDEFORD
2005 ME 6CUM-04-284863 A.2d 289 1/12/05DAVID CAREY v. INDIAN ROCK CORPORATION
2005 ME 5CUM-03-717863 A.2d 917 1/10/05STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS C. REGA
2005 ME 4YOR-04-236868 A.2d 193 1/10/05NORTHWOODS LAND COMPANY OF MAINE, LLC v. KENNEBUNK, KENNEBUNKPORT & WELLS WATER DISTRICT
2005 ME 3PEN-04-222863 A.2d 913 1/6/05STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS LANGLOIS
2005 ME 2OXF-04-260863 A.2d 280 1/5/05IN RE DAKOTA P. et al.
2005 ME 1PEN-04-220863 A.2d 278 1/4/05MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al.





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