Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2009 Decisions


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December 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 136YOR-08-582
12/31/09CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC v. JOHN H. HIGGINS et al.
2009 ME 135KEN-09-179
12/29/09ROBERT J. MULREADY v. BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
2009 ME 134ARO-09-237
12/29/09BETHANY C. ANDERSON v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2009 ME 133WAS-09-89
12/29/09ESTATE OF JOSHUA S. CILLEY v. JENNIFER LANE
2009 ME 132HAN-08-688
12/29/09DOUGLAS L. BOOTHBY v. JOSEPH W. GRINDLE et al.
2009 ME 131WAL-09-300
12/29/09IN RE DAVID H.
2009 ME 130AND-08-358
12/22/09STATE OF MAINE v. ERIC S. LETALIEN
2009 ME 129HAN-09-316
12/22/09NORTH STAR CAPITAL ACQUISITION, LLC v. PETER J. VICTOR
2009 ME 128WAL-09-169
12/22/09MICHAEL C.P. KELLEY v. ALICIA J. SNOW
2009 ME 127AND-08-709
12/22/09STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD DWYER
2009 ME 126WAL-09-116
12/17/09VERA E. DYER et al. v. MAINE DRILLINGS & BLASTING, INC.
2009 ME 125ARO-09-344
12/17/09STATE OF MAINE v. BRADLEY SARGENT
2009 ME 124YOR-08-561
12/15/09GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC. v. YORK OBSTETRICTS & GYNECOLOGY, P.A. et al.
2009 ME 124YOR-08-561
12/15/09GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC. v. YORK OBSTETRICTS & GYNECOLOGY, P.A. et al.
2009 ME 123YOR-09-173
12/15/09ROBERT J. TARBOX et al. v. STEPHEN W. BLAISDELL et al.
2009 ME 122ARO-09-45
12/15/09RICHARD CAYER v. TOWN OF MADAWASKA et al.
2009 ME 121SAG-09-219
12/10/09STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER N. BILYNSKY
2009 ME 120CUM-08-713
12/8/09DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as trustee, in trust for the registered Holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series ARSI 2006-M3 v. JOANNA RAGGIANI et al.
2009 ME 119AND-09-78
12/8/09STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL COOK
2009 ME 118YOR-09-222
12/8/09KATRINA T. SPRINGER v. DAVID T. SPRINGER
2009 ME 117BCD-09-119
12/8/09KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC. v. BENJAMIN P. HAWKINS
2009 ME 116CUM-09-55
12/3/09GEORGE MORRILL v. MAINE TUNRPIKE AUTHORITY
2009 ME 115PEN-09-139
12/3/09TIMOTHY P. FITZGERALD v. CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINS
2009 ME 114CUM-09-125
12/1/09OUELLET ASSOCIATES, INC. v. COASTAL REALTY GROUP, LLC et al.
2009 ME 113YOR-09-216
12/1/09LINDA M. PENKUL v. MICHAEL R. MATARAZZO et al.




November 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 112KNO-08-675
11/19/09FRANK D. FOURNIER v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2009 ME 111KNO-08-463
11/19/09JENNIE CLARK v. CHARLES P. HEALD
2009 ME 110PIS-09-18
11/19/09STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES E. BROMILEY IV
2009 ME 109KEN-09-140
11/12/09PHILLIP RICHARDSON v. WINTHROP SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
2009 ME 108KEN-09-136
11/5/09MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 27 v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM




October 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 107YOR-09-338
10/27/09MERRILL A. EFSTATHIOU v. DENNIS A. EFSTATHIOU
2009 ME 106WAS-09-155
10/27/09STATE OF MAINE v. COREY L. TOWNSEND
2009 ME 105AND-08-603
10/27/09DONALD J. CASSIDY et al. v. WENDY M. CASSIDY et al.
2009 ME 104CUM-09-226
10/27/09IN RE MOTION TO QUASH BAR COUNSEL SUBPOENA
2009 ME 103CUM-09-10
10/8/09STATE OF MAINE v. FREDERICK C. JOHNSON
2009 ME 102PEN-09-77
10/6/09STATE OF MAINE v. ASHTON MOORES




September 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 101CUM-08-621
9/24/09BLUE STAR COPORATION v. CKF PROPERTIES, LLC, et al.
2009 ME 100KEN-08-316
9/22/09SHARON McPHEE v. MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, JOANNE McPHEE, Intervenor
2009 ME 99WAS-09-57
9/15/09F. JAMES WHALEN v. DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
2009 ME 98CUM-08-684
9/3/09THE PORTLAND COMPANY v. THE CITY OF PORTLAND
2009 ME 97YOR-08-631
9/3/09GUARDIANSHIP OF ANTHONY J.
2009 ME 96CUM-09-67
9/1/09IGOR MALENKO v. LORI HANDRAHAN
2009 ME 95PEN-08-719
9/1/09IN RE CODY T.




August 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 94SOM-08-645
8/27/09STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL LABBE
2009 ME 93YOR-08-484; YOR-09-41
8/20/09IN RE RICHARD E. and IN RE ANTHONY P.
2009 ME 92WCB-08-663
8/18/09ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDCIAL CENTER v. BATH IRON WORKS
2009 ME 91HAN-08-524
8/18/09STATE OF MAINE v. SEAN T. CONNOR
2009 ME 90SOM-08-625
8/18/09STATE OF MAINE v. JAY R. McLAUGHLIN
2009 ME 89HAN-08-643
8/13/09ANTHONY ULIANO et al. v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2009 ME 88CUM-08-168
8/13/09JANE DOE v. JENNIFER GRAHAM et al.
2009 ME 87ARO-08-396
8/11/09STATE OF MAINE v. BRENT L. McKEEN
2009 ME 86HAN-08-467
8/6/09PAUL F. GARLAND et al. v. PETER R. ROY et al.
2009 ME 85PEN-08-585
8/6/09IN RE BABY DUNCAN
2009 ME 84HAN-09-8
8/6/09CAROL ANN CUTLER v. DOWNEAST MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2009 ME 83CUM-08-538
8/6/09RICHARD E. HAMILTON JR. v. KELLIE M. HAMILTON et al.
2009 ME 82WAL-09-43
8/6/09LORRAINE DAVIS et al. v. SBA TOWERS II, LLC f/k/a NATIONAL GRID COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2009 ME 81PEN-08-637
8/4/09IN RE PENELOPE W.




July 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 80CUM-08-652
7/30/09TODD S. HOLBROOK v. LISA J. HOLBROOK
2009 ME 79PEN-09-6
7/28/09ALAN D. KNOWLTON v. ATTORNEY GENERAL et al.
2009 ME 78SOM-07-504
7/28/09STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD K. CHRISTEN
2009 ME 77SAG-08-542
7/28/09TERRY P. WYMAN v. TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG et al.
2009 ME 76KNO-08-269
7/23/09ADOPTION OF PATRICIA S.
2009 ME 75KEN-09-60
7/23/09DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. WILLIAM TARDIF
2009 ME 74PEN-08-696
7/23/09GUARDIANSHIP OF JEREMIAH T.
2009 ME 73AND-08-464
7/21/09BETSY A. WANDISHIN v. EDWARD M. WANDISHIN JR.
2009 ME 72YOR-08-311
7/21/09STATE OF MAINE v. RORY C. HOLLAND
2009 ME 71BCD-08-648
7/16/09FIBER MATERIALS, INC. v. MAURICE SUBILIA et al.
2009 ME 70SAG-08-502
7/16/09ADOPTION OF HALI D.
2009 ME 69YOR-06-670
7/16/09JOHN McKINNON et al. v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2009 ME 68YOR-08-549
7/9/09JASON LABONTE et al. v. JEFFREY THURLOW et al.
2009 ME 60YOR-08-602
6/18/09; Revised 7/9/09ROBERT W. BRITTON et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION et al.
2009 ME 67KEN-08-81
7/7/09WILLIAM PICHER v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF PORTLAND, et al.
2009 ME 66HAN-08-547
7/7/09ALBERTA WISTER v. TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT, et al.
2009 ME 65WCB-08-533
7/7/09CAROL BEAUDOIN v. TAMBRANDS, INC. et al.
2009 ME 64CUM-09-25
7/7/09LAKE AT PLEASANT MOUNTAIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v. TOWN OF BRIDGTON, et al.




June 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 63CUM-09-13
6/23/09STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID VAUGHAN
2009 ME 62PEN-08-714
6/23/09BAR HARBOR BANK & TRUST v. THE WOODS AT MOODY, LLC, et al.
2009 ME 61CUM-08-579
6/18/09STATE OF MAINE v. GINA BRUZZESE
2009 ME 60YOR-08-602
6/18/09; Revised 7/9/09ROBERT W. BRITTON et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION et al.
2009 ME 59AND-08-584
6/11/09IN RE TREVER I.
2009 ME 58PEN-08-550
6/9/09STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN AUCLAIR
2009 ME 57PEN-07-706
6/2/09KELLY JO COOKSON v. BREWER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT et al.
2009 ME 56LIN-08-536
6/2/09PAUL L. NIERGAARD et al. v. TOWN OF WESTPORT ISLAND
2009 ME 55AND-08-560
6/2/09PLATZ ASSOCIATES v. MARTIN FINLEY et al.




May 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 54kno-08-548
5/28/09LORI A. YOUNG v. DONALD E. YOUNG
2009 ME 53CUM-08-540
5/14/09AMANDA SUE WILCOX et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND
2009 ME 52KEN-08-82
5/14/09JOHN T. CYR & SONS, INC. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2009 ME 51CUM-07-741
5/14/09PAUL DRAGOMIR v. SPRING HARBOR HOSPITAL et al.
2009 ME 50WCB-08-60
5/12/09RAYMOND LAVOIE v. RE-HARVEST, INC. et al.
2009 ME 49ARO-08-334
5/12/09CARLA CATLETT v. DAVID CATLETT
2009 ME 48CUM-08-497
5/12/09TOWN OF PORTER v. CLARENCE G. BLEVENS et al.
2009 ME 47CUM-08-368
5/5/09LINDA WATT v. UNIFIRST CORPORATION




April 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 46KEN-07-428
4/30/09BRIAN ADDY et aL. v. JENKINS, INC.
2009 ME 45CUM-07-31
4/30/09LYNN GIERIE et al. v. MERCY HOSPITAL
2009 ME 44CUM-07-488/SRP-07-489
4/30/09STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL HUTCHINSON
2009 ME 43PEN-08-415
4/30/09FRANK CONNOLLY et al. v. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.
2009 ME 42SAG-08-411
4/28/09JOHN L. JORGENSEN et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2009 ME 41HAN-08-205
4/23/09STATE OF MAINE v. DARRELL J. THURSTON
2009 ME 40PUC-08-456
4/21/09DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
2009 ME 39CUM-08-328
4/16/09STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN McDONOUGH
2009 ME 38CUM-08-287
4/14/09STATE OF MAINE v. RODNEY TUCKER
2009 ME 37CUM-08-215
4/7/09HELEN MUTHER et al. v. BROAD COVE SHORE ASSOCIATION et al.
2009 ME 36WAS-08-235
4/7/09BRIAN VAN DAM et al. v. OLIVE SPICKLER et al.
2009 ME 35WCB-08-114
4/7/09LARRY JENSEN v. S.D. WARREN CO. et al.
2009 ME 34PEN-08-451
4/7/09ESTATE OF JESSICA BANKS v. JOHN BANKS




March 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 33CUM-08-425
3/24/09STATE OF MAINE v. DALE RICHARDS WEEKS
2009 ME 32PEN-08-382
3/24/09STATE OF MAINE v. KATHY L. KNIGHT
2009 ME 31ARO-08-535
3/24/09AMY MELISSA HAYES v. JAMES R. HAYES
2009 ME 30OXF-08-419
3/19/09NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. TOWN OF FRYEBURG et al.
2009 ME 29CUM-08-434
3/19/09WINDHAM LAND TRUST et al. v. RUSSELL I. JEFFORDS et al.
2009 ME 28AND-08-27
3/17/09DEBRA L. (SIDNEY) PRATT v. DEAN J. SIDNEY
2009 ME 27KEN-08-489
3/12/09KATHLEEN KELLEY v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2009 ME 26YOR-08-116
3/10/09IN RE DESTINY T. et al.
2009 ME 25KEN-08-308
3/10/09GLEN A. FOURNIER et a. v. CHARLES H. ELLIOTT III et al.
2009 ME 24KEN-08-485
3/10/09DONALD BEAUCHENE v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
2009 ME 23KEN-08-241
3/10/09STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT D. FILLION
2009 ME 22CUM-07-494
3/10/09STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY D. RICKETT
2009 ME 21KEN-08-458
3/10/09ESTATE OF CLARENCE DORE v. ELIZABETH DORE
2009 ME 20SAG-08-289
3/5/09CRAIG AYOTTE v. BELINDA AYOTTE
2009 ME 19YOR-08-507
3/3/09UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS v. JUDY G. DEMERS




February 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 18YOR-08-416
2/26/09IN RE ROBERT S. et al.
2009 ME 17ARO-08-195
2/24/09ESTATE OF GEORGE L. FOURNIER
2009 ME 16ARO-08-383
2/17/09COLBY E. EWING v. MAINE DISTRICT COURT et al.
2009 ME 15KEN-08-32
2/10/09DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. SCOTT B. MAYBEE
2009 ME 14HAN-08-231
2/10/09STATE OF MAINE v. AIMEE E. KING
2009 ME 13CUM-08-371
2/10/09JOHN E. SKIBINSKI v. KAY F. SKIBINSKI
2009 ME 12KEN-08-233
2/5/09STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH J. DiPIETRO
2009 ME 11ARO-06-487
2/5/09DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. VINCENT S. PELLETIER
2009 ME 10AND-08-189
2/3/09IN RE JACOB C.
2009 ME 9LIN-07-466
2/3/09WILLIAM GAETH v. DANIEL B. DEACON




January 2009
DecisionDocketA.2d CiteDateCase Name
2009 ME 8KEN-07-42
1/20/09STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2009 ME 7YOR-08-25
1/20/09STATE OF MAINE v. TINA BICKART
2009 ME 6YOR-06-605
1/13/09STATE OF MAINE v. DAYLE LYNN JOHNSON
2009 ME 5KEN-08-152
1/13/09MAINE HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND v. SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE et al.
2009 ME 4YOR-08-251
1/13/09JEAN HILL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH HILL v. EDDIE S. KWAN et al.
2009 ME 3SRP-07-574
1/13/09STATE OF MAINE v. EUGENE DOWNS
2009 ME 2CUM-08-351
1/13/09MONIKA G. HARMON v. THOMAS E. HARMON
2009 ME 1CUM-08-374
1/8/09LYLE P. MERRIFIELD v. CAROLE S. HADLOCK





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