Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2006 Memoranda of Decision


January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006


December 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-200CUM-06-36612/21/06IN RE JOHNNA M. et al.
Mem 06-199LIN-06-28212/19/06STETSON HOUSE, LLC, et al. v. TOWN OF NEWCASTLE et al.
Mem 06-198KEN-06-23312/19/06STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH S. TRENDLER
Mem 06-197FRA-06-3712/19/06STEPHANIE (STEELE) NICHOLS v. KEVIN L. STEELE JR.
Mem 06-196SOM-06-14512/7/06GERALD F. McAVOY v. JAN HOAG
Mem 06-195WAS-06-12112/7/06NORTH STAR CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. TOWN OF MILBRIDGE
Mem 06-194WAL-06-16412/7/06IN RE MARSADES C.
Mem 06-193PEN-06-25612/7/06ESTATE OF JAMES E. FLANAGAN SR.
Mem 06-192KNO-06-12312/7/06STATE OF MAINE v. REBECCA F. DENNISON
Mem 06-191HAN-06-4412/7/06STATE OF MAINE v. ALAN CONARY
Mem 06-190HAN-05-67712/5/06STATE OF MAINE v. FREDERICK LAWLESS
Mem 06-189OXF-06-21812/5/06STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID J. MAIR



November 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-188YOR-06-5211/28/06WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. BRIAN J. EKBORG et al.
Mem 06-187YOR-06-13411/28/06LORI A. GAGNON v. BRUCE A. GAGNON
Mem 06-186PEN-05-68411/28/06AVIS M. COTE v. LESTER F. COTE
Mem 06-185AND-06-3411/28/06MICHAEL D. PERRON v. BATES COLLEGE
Mem 06-184CUM-06-10811/28/06PEERLESS INSURANCE COMPANY v. BUREAU OF INSURANCE et al.
Mem 06-183AND-06-34511/28/06IN RE JAXSON R. et al.
Mem 06-182SAG-06-23211/21/06LEAVITT BAKER v. NAOMI RENO
Mem 06-181YOR-06-5311/21/06STATE OF MAINE v. GODBLESS ASANTE
Mem 06-180KEN-04-29311/21/06LISA CROMWELL v. DAVID JACKSON
Mem 06-179YOR-06-21711/21/06JONATHAN R. GILBERT v. DOUGLAS GOING
Mem 06-178PEN-06-24911/21/06STATE OF MAINE v. GUIZHEN FENG
Mem 06-177CUM-06-10911/14/06LITTLE OSSIPEE RIVER DEVELOPMENT, LLC v. WHITE BROS., INC.
Mem 06-176HAN-06-17811/14/06SCOTT HUGHES et al. v. ANITA CHALFOUN et al.
Mem 06-175OXF-06-15611/7/06WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. v. RUSSELL E. CLARK JR. et al.
Mem 06-174AND-06-23711/2/06IN RE ROLAND W.



October 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-173PEN-05-20510/31/06STATE OF MAINE v. MOLLY M. MURPHY
Mem 06-172CUM-06-20610/31/06DISCOVER BANK v. LUCIEN P. LEJA
Mem 06-171SOM-06-23010/31/06IN RE KRISTEN D. et al.
Mem 06-170YOR-06-17410/31/06PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC v. TINA L. HUTCHINSON
Mem 06-169ARO-06-3010/27/06STATE OF MAINE v. HERBERT M. ADAMS III
Mem 06-168KEN-06-18610/27/06JOSEPH A.F. SADOWSKI v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONEMENTAL PROTECTION
Mem 06-167WAS-06-12210/27/06KATHLEEN A. MISHKIN v. PETER MURPHY et al.
Mem 06-166YOR-06-19610/27/06NICHOLAS E. HURLIN v. TOWN OF KITTERY
Mem 06-165YOR-06-15010/27/06ROBERT MICHALSKI et al. v. EARTH TECH, INC. et al.
Mem 06-164FRA-06-30110/27/06RHONDA CALDEN on behalf of JENNIFER CALDEN v. DAVID CALDEN
Mem 06-163CUM-06-9310/27/06DARLENE COPP v. SCOTT A. LIBERTY
Mem 06-162YOR-06-18710/25/06PATRICIA PONGRACE v. JAMES PONGRACE
Mem 06-161FRA-05-58110/25/06IN RE DALE H. JR. et al.
Mem 06-160LIN-05-65310/24/06STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN M. DOHERTY
Mem 06-159PEN-05-61010/18/06JOSEPH G. S. ROBINSON JR. et al. v. TIMOTHY AMES
Mem 06-158HAN-05-66310/18/06STATE OF MAINE v. RUSSELL R. BLENKHORN JR.
Mem 06-157KEN-06-11210/3/06STATE OF MAINE v. LUCAS PHILBRICK
Mem 06-156AND-06-21910/2/06IN RE ARIEL R.



September 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-155AND-06-1399/29/06IN RE DILLON V.
Mem 06-154CUM-05-4269/28/06CHARLES E. PRINN IV. v. JANICE M. BRANCROFT
Mem 06-153ARO-06-1949/27/06STATE OF MAINE v.MATTHEW MILLER
Mem 06-152SAG-06-849/27/06STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN M. TIBBETTS
Mem 06-151HAN-06-1049/25/06STATE OF MAINE v. SUSAN J. GREENLAW
Mem 06-150YOR-05-6439/22/06STATE OF MAINE v. STEVEN R. PHILBRICK
Mem 06-149HAN-06-809/22/06STATE OF MAINE v. SHAWN P. POLIQUIN
Mem 06-148PEN-06-1379/22/06SARAH OPPENHEIM v. DEREK HUTCHINSON
Mem 06-147OXF-06-279/21/06IN RE ZACHARY G. et al.
Mem 06-146KEN-06-619/21/06STATE OF MAINE v. JAMIE C. MADRUGA
Mem 06-145YOR-06-1079/21/06MICHELLE A. BUTLAND v. MARK D. BUTLAND
Mem 06-144CUM-06-1559/20/06MARK S. HIDER v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.
Mem 06-143LIN-06-1659/19/06IN RE SIERRA M. et al.
Mem 06-142WAS-05-6879/19/06STATE OF MAINE v. PABLO FIGUEROA
Mem 06-141YOR-06-639/19/06STATE OF MAINE v. DENIS LETELLIER
Mem 06-140KNO-06-1389/11/06IN RE MAKAILA G.
Mem 06-139CUM-06-209/6/06THOMAS H. SALIBA v. TOWN OF FREEPORT et al.

August 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-138CUM-05-5178/22/06SANDRA FITCH v. W. SCHAFER BEAN
Mem 06-137CUM-05-6028/22/06FRANCIS P. DRAKE v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.
Mem 06-136KEN-05-4928/16/06STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD J. DANIELS
Mem 06-135KEN-05-6498/4/06BETH TAYLOR v. RICHARD CASTONGUAY
Mem 06-134YOR-06-1158/4/06BETH MALONEY et al. v. NRG BARRIERS, INC.
Mem 06-133YOR-05-6698/3/06CHARLES ROUNDY v. TOWN OF YORK
Mem 06-132YOR-06-458/3/06RICHARD S. DENNISON et al. v. VERNON K. COUTU et al.
Mem 06-131SOM-05-5658/3/06GARY JORDAN et al. v. TOWN OF ST. ALBANS
Mem 06-130CUM-06-398/3/06EDWARD J. JAMESON v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 06-129FRA-05-6178/2/06WELLS FARGO BANK OF MINNESOTA, N.A. v. MICHELLE T. BERRY et al.
Mem 06-128CUM-06-218/2/06SEAFORTH HOUSING, LLC v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.
Mem 06-127YOR-06-958/2/06GEORGE E. IRELAND v. MICHAEL J. CARPENTER et al.

July 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-126OXF-06-407/27/06RONALD C. WORKS v. SHANNON DORR et al.
Mem 06-125FRA-05-2877/27/06STATE OF MAINE v. CAROL MURPHY
Mem 06-124KNO-06-727/27/06IN RE MAHAYLA O. et al.
Mem 06-123WCB-05-5767/27/06MICHAEL A. RICHARDS v. S.D. WARREN COMPANY et al.
Mem 06-122PEN-05-5687/27/06EDWARD KELMENSON et al. v. INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 5 and 6 of the MARCH 19, 2004 AFFIDAVIT of ATTORNEY CHARLES E. GILBERT, III
Mem 06-121OXF-06-567/27/06IN RE JAZMINE L. et al.
Mem 06-120PEN-05-6087/26/06STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL F. STEVENSON
Mem 06-119CUM-06-1437/26/06STATE OF MAINE v. DOUGLAS C. WESTBROOK
Mem 06-118CUM-06-507/26/06ANTONIO A. RUSSO JR. et al. v. NEW VISION HOMES, INC. et al.
Mem 06-117WAS-06-477/26/06KRISTIN A. KING v. DALE J. KING
Mem 06-116WAS-05-5947/26/06KENNETH M. HEGARTY v. SHARON PALMETER, Personal Represenatative of the Estate of Gary Dorr
Mem 06-115HAN-06-287/26/06STATE OF MAINE v. BRYAN D. JENKINS
Mem 06-114ARO-06-417/21/06TOWN OF ISLAND FALLS v. RALPH SHAFFER
Mem 06-113SAG-06-57/21/06COLONY FOODS, INC. v. ULYSSYS CO., INC.
Mem 06-112PEN-06-87/21/06STATE OF MAINE v. ROLAND T. BERRY
Mem 06-111CUM-05-5737/21/06DARLENE COPP v. SCOTT A. LIBERTY
Mem 06-110KEN-06-1427/21/06STATE OF MAINE v. DUFF POWELL
Mem 06-109CUM-05-6197/21/06MAREK A. KWASNIK v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 06-108PEN-05-6327/20/06BONNIE ROGERS v. FREDERICK H. LAX III
Mem 06-107WAL-05-4297/17/06MARK LLEWELLYN v. DANA LLEWELLYN
Mem 06-106YOR-05-5297/13/06 CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY v. NATHALIE HARRIS et al.
Mem 06-105KEN-05-6157/12/06SUSAN E. (DICKEY ) WEYMOUTH v. RALPH L. GILE III
Mem 06-104and-05-6397/12/06STATE OF MAINE v. ANTHONY TEABOUT
Mem 06-103PEN-06-247/12/06GRACE POND REALTY TRUST v. LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION
Mem 06-102SOM-06-117/11/06IN RE JUSTINE W.
Mem 06-101KEN-01-3547/7/06MAINE STAFFING SERVICES, INC. v. CROWE ROPE INDUSTRIES, L.L.C. et al.
Mem 06-100KEN-05-6297/7/06ANNE A. ZAYAC v. DAVID A. LABRECQUE
Mem 06-99KEN-05-5777/7/06JAMES A. HENDRICKS v. MAINE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE
Mem 06-98FRA-05-5867/7/06STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID BOUCHER
Mem 06-97OXF-05-5647/6/06REBECCA L. BRUSOE v. STACY L. BRUSOE
Mem 06-96YOR-05-5517/6/06FRANK WATSON v. DELIA WATSON

June 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-95SOM-06-196/30/06IN RE SETH S.
Mem 06-94YOR-05-6606/30/06ROSE CARBONE v. SCHIAVI HOMES, INC.
Mem 06-93KEN-05-6566/30/06STATE OF MAINE v. CRAIG D. CONARY
Mem 06-92YOR-05-6626/30/06IN RE JULIEANNE T.
Mem 06-91CUM-05-5956/30/06SHELLY LIBBY v. EDWARD LIBBY
Mem 06-90CUM-05-6066/29/06STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL TOWNE
Mem 06-89YOR-05-6306/27/06ESTATE OF ROBERT ROBBINS
Mem 06-88PEN-05-5276/20/06RICHARD S. McGUCKIN v. WILLIAM STANLEY
Mem 06-87SAG-05-6186/15/06STATE OF MAINE v. GEOFFREY DOW
Mem 06-86HAN-05-776/8/06STATE OF MAINE v. KEVEN L. WEDGE
Mem 06-85KNO-05-4366/6/06STATE OF MAINE v. GREGORY PRIOR
Mem 06-84AND-05-6916/6/06ASHMONT ASSOCIATES v. REBECCA CASEY
Mem 06-83YOR-05-5046/1/06ROGER G. LORANGER v. BONNIE L. LORANGER
Mem 06-82PEN-05-5926/1/06ROBERT E. GARNETT JR. et al. v. PAUL L. ALLEN et al.

May 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-81HAN-05-3605/30/06ROBERT T. GRINDLE v. BRIAN S. REMILLARD et al.
Mem 06-80PEN-05-5535/26/06STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY J. HARVEY
Mem 06-79PEN-05-5905/25/06ROSALEE WITHAM o/b/o her daughter v. ROBERT SIMKO
Mem 06-78LIN-05-6385/24/06IN RE NICHOLE H. et al.
Mem 06-77ARO-05-6805/23/06ARTHUR DROLET v. STATE OF MAINE, FUND INSURANCE REVIEW BOARD
Mem 06-76SAG-05-6895/23/06STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN ELLIOTT
Mem 06-75SOM-05-4465/22/06KERRY HEGARTY v. MONTREAL, MAINE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY
Mem 06-74KNO-05-5975/19/06ROSEMARY A. (MORSE) DELMONICO v. CLARENCE RICHARD MORSE
Mem 06-73YOR-05-6855/19/06MARY E. MEAD v. DANIEL E. MEAD
Mem 06-72SOM-05-5125/19/06STATE OF MAINE v. EDMOND G. LABBE JR.
Mem 06-71CUM-05-6365/19/06RANDAL S. HORR v. SAIL LOFT TAVERN et al.
Mem 06-70KEN-05-6355/18/06STATE OF MAINE v. VICTOR J. LARA
Mem 06-69KNO-05-5675/18/06STATE OF MAINE v. ASHLEY JARED SAWYER
Mem 06-68CUM-05-4105/18/06STATE OF MAINE v. PATRICK DORNEY
Mem 06-67KEN-05-5435/17/06PINE STATE ELEVATOR COMPANY v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
Mem 06-66KEN-05-4535/16/06DONALD BEATTIE v. SVETLANA BEATTIE
Mem 06-65KEN-05-4985/16/06STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD GONYOU JR.
Mem 06-64WAS-06-105/16/06IN RE BRITANY W.
Mem 06-63CUM-05-5895/15/06IN RE RICHARD P. et al.
Mem 06-62PEN-05-4595/12/06STATE OF MAINE v. AARON WALSH
Mem 06-61HAN-05-4375/12/06SANDRA SCOTT KNOX v. GARY MARSHALL KNOX

April 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-60WAS-05-6214/20/06IN RE PAIGE M. et al.
Mem 06-59PEN-05-6334/20/06PAUL B. MEANS et al. v. ALAN P. HESS et al.
Mem 06-58AND-05-4324/19/06IN RE JACOB T.
Mem 06-57CUM-05-3894/19/06YORK UNIVERSITY COMPANY OF MAINE v. DONNA HODURSKI
Mem 06-56CUM-05-4054/14/06EDWARD J. GREENBLATT v. MELISSA M. GREENBLATT
Mem 06-55PEN-05-5424/13/06MARK DOBBINS v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 06-54KEN-05-4914/11/06PETER J. SKALTSIS JR. v. BOBBI-JO VELZQUEZ
Mem 06-53CUM-05-5224/10/06STATE OF MAINE v. KATHLEEN JOYCE
Mem 06-52FRA-05-3194/10/06STATE OF MAINE v. RICE B. JONES
Mem 06-51KEN-05-3024/10/06PATRICIA RUDKIN v. BARRY RUDKIN
Mem 06-50PEN-05-3704/6/06STATE OF MAINE v. ERVIN A. ARBO
Mem 06-49HAN-05-4684/5/06STATE OF MAINE v. BARBARA A. MACOMBER

March 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-48KNO-05-5253/30/06LORI SAFFORD V. DAVID HOLLIS
Mem 06-47HAN-05-3813/30/06KaRYN K. KUCHENBAUR v. MATTHEW J. MATTES
Mem 06-46ARO-05-3123/30/06STATE OF MAINE v. VLADIMIR ALPHONSE
Mem 06-45SAG-05-5573/29/06KATHERINE R. McCLELLAN v. EUGENE F. LYNCH
Mem 06-44Yor-05-4953/28/06MAUREEN KILLAY v. ARTHUR KYRICOS
Mem 06-43Yor-05-3953/22/06VERNITA GROSS et al. v. KENNETH HARRIS
Mem 06-42KEN-05-653/20/06TANYA PEASE et al. v. ROBERT R. KESTER
Mem 06-41KEN-05-3803/13/06IN RE DANIEL P. et al.
Mem 06-40KNO-05-3343/15/06KATHY A. TILTON v. SCOTT C. TILTON
Mem 06-39SOM-05-4773/13/06COLIN AREY v. STEPHEN H. HEDBERG
Mem 06-38HAN-05-4083/9/06STATE OF MAINE v. JOHANA P. READ
Mem 06-37AND-05-4523/9/06VALERIE MORRISON v. SCOTT B. DURGIN
Mem 06-36YOR-05-4443/9/06ROSALYN G. MAZOWAY v. LAWRENCE MAZOWAY
Mem 06-35KNO-05-1543/9/06STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN S. JOHNDRO
Mem 06-34WAL-05-2363/9/06WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. v. W. DAVID ANDREWS II et al.
Mem 06-33YOR-05-4783/8/06IN RE DAKOTA T. et al.
Mem 06-32KEN-05-4743/7/06JOSEPH G. WORTLEY JR. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
Mem 06-31LIN-05-3353/7/06STATE OF MAINE v. TERRY L. ROSS
Mem 06-30YOR-05-2033/1/06NEIL L. WEINSTEIN et al. v. JOSEPH THIBOUTOT et al.

February 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-29ARO-05-2282/17/06STATE OF MAINE v. MARTIN D. CLARK
Mem 06-28YOR-05-3422/17/06DEBORAH L. NADEAU v. ROBERT N. NADEAU
Mem 06-27CUM-05-3982/17/06KENNETH A. CAPRON v. BUREAU OF REHABILITATION SERVICES et al.
Mem 06-26YOR-05-3042/13/06IN RE ANTHONY S.
Mem 06-25CUM-05-3412/13/06BARBARA E. HATHAWAY v. ROBERT H. SARVIS
Mem 06-24PEN-05-3782/9/06IN RE SHANE L.
Mem 06-23WAS-05-1772/7/06LEONARD ROSS et al. v. ARTHUR FOWLER et al.
Mem 06-22HAN-05-312/1/06STEPHEN SHEA et al. v. EBERHARDT DUSCHEK et al.
Mem 06-21CUM-05-3082/1/06(revised 2/9/06IN RE RACHEL B.
Mem 06-20CUM-05-3322/1/06(revised 2/17/06)NANCY L. (BOYER) PIERCE v. JAMES L. BOYER
Mem 06-19SOM-05-4142/1/06IN RE JOSEPH A. et al.

January 2006
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 06-18KNO-05-2291/30/06ROBERT S. KEEFER v. JOHN W. KEEFER
Mem 06-17WAS-05-2631/27/06IN RE JADE S. et al.
Mem 06-16SOM-05-3001/27/06STATE OF MAINE v. NATHAN W. GERRY
Mem 06-15AND-05-4131/26/06HELEN R. FARRIS v. MARK A. FARRIS
Mem 06-14PEN-05-4401/26/06KAREN FRENCH v. ADAM ALEXANDER
Mem 06-13KEN-05-3661/25/06IN RE AHMIK W.
Mem 06-12WAS-05-1671/25/06STATE OF MAINE v. KEN MARSH
Mem 06-11CUM-05-3591/25/06IN RE ALEXIS B. et al.
Mem 06-10KEN-05-1791/13/06MICHAEL A. ROCQUE SR. et al. v. TOWN OF CHINA
Mem 06-9PEN-05-2551/11/06BRUCE K. PARADIS v. THERESA PARADIS
Mem 06-8CUM-05-2831/11/06ANGELA THERIAULT v.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE
Mem 06-7PEN-05-2951/10/06RODERICK NICHOLS et al.v.RODNEY GASKELL
Mem 06-6WAS-05-3431/9/06STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE PRESTON
Mem 06-5CUM-05-781/9/06DARLENE COPP v. SCOTT A. LIBERTY
Mem 06-4KEN-05-2721/5/06EUGENE L. PUTNAM v. BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
Mem 06-3HAN-04-6771/3/06MAUREEN (HAWKSLEY) LEACH v. RICHARD HAWKSLEY
Mem 06-2YOR-05-1371/3/06DAVID E. BRANN et al. v. TOWN OF WATERBORO et al.
Mem 06-1AND-05-3751/3/06THOMAS M. MANGAN v. CAROL B. (MANGAN) RIOUX



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