Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2011 Decisions


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December 2011

Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 137 ARO-11-196
12/29/11 GARY VOISINE v. ROBERT J. BERUBE at el.
2011 ME 136 CUM-11-229
12/29/11 LIV MAURA MORRISON v. SHAWN A. SAYER
2011 ME 135 CUM-11-166
12/22/11 ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC v. SARAH I. GUILIANI
2011 ME 134 PEN-10-575
12/22/11 LEWIS E. MATTESON et al. v. MALCOLM L. BATCHELDER
2011 ME 133 KNO-10-666
12/22/11 EDWIN MITCHELL v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.
2011 ME 132 WAS-11-150
12/20/11 LARRY W. HILDERBRAND II v. WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS et al.
2011 ME 131 ARO-11-205
12/20/11 LAURIE S. KATON v. BRANDI M. et al.
2011 ME 130 WAS-11-65
12/20/11 HUMBOLDT FIELD RESEARCH INSTITUTE et al. v. TOWN OF STEUBEN et al.
2011 ME 129 YOR-11-320
12/15/11 ROBERT LYLE et all. v. DONNA MICHELE MANGAR
2011 ME 128 YOR-11-69
12/15/11 SCOTT MARQUIS v. TOWN OF KENNEBUNK et al.
2011 ME 127 CUM-11-217
12/15/11 RELIABLE COPY SERVICE, INC. v. MICHAEL LIBERTY AND LIBERTY GROUP, INC.
2011 ME 126 WCB-10-488
12/13/11 CHARLES DOUGHTY v. WORK OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED/LEDDY GROUP et al.
2011 ME 125 SOM-10-389
12/13/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL L. FORTUNE
2011 ME 124 CUM-11-32
12/8/11 BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR v. DAVID E. WARREN et al.
2011 ME 123 CUM-10-634
12/6/11 EDWARD RUSSELL v. EXPRESSJET ARILINES, INC.
2011 ME 122 CUM-11-141
12/6/11 STATE OF MAINE v. FAHAD ALI
2011 ME 121 PEN-11-87
12/6/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID CHURCHILL
2011 ME 120 CUM-10-662
12/6/11 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIAITONS v. NICOLE M. BRADBURY et al.
2011 ME 119 JUD-11-1
12/1/11 IN THE MATTER OF LYMAN L. HOLMES

November 2011

Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 118 KEN-10-648
11/29/11 STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT BROCKELBANK II
2011 ME 117 AND-11-115
11/29/11 HABIBO SHEIKH v. HAJI HAJI
2011 ME 116 AND-11-116
11/22/11 SUSAN BIZIER et al. v. TOWN OF TURNER et al.
2011 ME 115 BCD-11-285
11/17/11 STATE OF MAINE v. MAINEHEALTH et al.
2011 ME 114 PEN-10-644
11/17/11 KAREN A. LAQUALIA v. JOHN A. LAQUALIA
2011 ME 113 CUM-10-522
11/17/11 DAVID R. HARADEN v. STATE OF MAINE
2011 ME 112; Revision of 2011 ME 44 CUM-10-296
Originally argued 2/7/11 and decided 4/7/11; Reargued 10/12/11 and decided 11/17/11 CHRISTOPHER J. McCORMICK v. MICHAEL D. LaCHANCE et al.
2011 ME 111 ARO-10-704
11/17/11 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN E. TAYLOR
2011 ME 110; Revision of 2011 ME 87 ARO-10-622
11/15/11 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as TRUSTEE v. DONALD P. PELLETIER et al.
2011 ME 109 HAN-11-49
11/8/11 IN RE CIARA H.
2011 ME 108 PEN-10-456
11/8/11 FRANK CONNOLLY et al. v. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.
2011 ME 107 KEN-11-132
11/8/11 LEO BELANGER et al. v. JOHN MULHOLLAND
2011 ME 106 YOR-10-594
11/1/11 EDGAR E. PETERS et al. v. RICHARD D. O'LEARY
2011 ME 105 CUM-10-688
11/1/11 LYNDA J.R. BOND v. CHRISTOPHER A. BOND
2011 ME 104 HAN-11-67
11/1/11 WITHAM FAMILY PARTNERSHIP v. TOWN OF BAR HARBOR et al.

October 2011

Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 103 HAN-11-68
10/25//11 TOWN OF BLUE HILL v. DOROTHY LEIGHTON

September 2011




Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 102 BCD-09-119
9/20/11 KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC. v. BENJAMIN P. HAWKINS
2011 ME 101 CUM-10-581
9/13/11 HSBC USA, N.A. as TRUSTEE v. JANELLE GABAY
2011 ME 100 CUM-08-206
9/13/11 STATE OF MAINE v. LUIS PABON
2011 ME 99 PEN-10-478
9/8/11 MARY WALSH v. TOWN OF MILLINOCKET

August 2011

Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 98 CUM-10-137
8/30/11 STATE OF MAINE v. RYAN J. PRESTON
2011 ME 97 WAS-10-83
8/25/11 WILLIAM A. McGARVEY JR. v. STEVEN R. WHITTREDGE
2011 ME 96 CUM-10-194
8/25/11 STATE OF MAINE v. MALCOLM BRUCE LAVALLEE-DAVIDSON
2011 ME 95 YOR-10-237
8/25/11 MIDDLESEX MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY v. MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 43
2011 ME 94 SRP-10-513
8/25/11 STATE OF MAINE v. BENJAMIN S. COOK
2011 ME 93 SOM-10-597
8/23/11 SARAH GRAHAM v. SHYAM BROWN
2011 ME 92 ARO-10-370
8/23/11 STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY BURNS
2011 ME 91 YOR-10-536
8/18/11 PHILIP L. BAKER v. MERRILL FARRAND JR. et al.
2011 ME 90 PEN-10-551
8/18/11 PAUL C. DAVIS v. SCOTT DIONNE et al.
2011 ME 89 CUM-10-503
8/16/11 NORTH EAST INSURANCE CO. v. SAMANTHA YOUNG et al.
2011 ME 88 AND-10-696
8/11/11 MARILYN R. DAVIS v. R C & SONS PAVING, INC.
2011 ME 87 ARO-10-622
8/9/11 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as TRUSTEE v. DONALD P. PELLETIER et al., Revised 11/15/11
2011 ME 86 KEN-10-349
8/4/11 ELI A. BLACKHOUSE v. JANE DOE
2011 ME 85 HAN-10-270
8/4/11 STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD A. LaPLANTE
2011 ME 84 PEN-10-535
8/2/11 STATE OF MAINE v. TERRY W. CHESNEL
2011 ME 83 SAG-10-710
8/2/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL K. MILNE

July 2011
Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 82 HAN-10-529
7/19/11 KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION v. ERIC HANKINS et al.
2011 ME 81 KNO-10-200
7/19/11 STATE OF MAINE v. KAIHLIL T. P. NIGRO
2011 ME 80 PEN-10-423
7/14/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID ARCHER
2011 ME 79 WCB-10-562
7/12/11 PETER MILLER v. SPINNAKER COATING et al.
2011 ME 78 YOR-10-506
7/12/11 TOWN OF LEBANON v. EAST LEBANON AUTO SALES LLC, et al.
2011 ME 77 YOR-10-568
7/7/11 BENEFICIAL MAINE, INC. v. TIMOTHY G. CARTER et al.
2011 ME 76 YOR-10-377
7/5/11 STATE OF MAINE v. PRICE-RITE FUEL, INC. et al.
2011 ME 75 AND-10-427
7/5/11 GARY R. GAUTHIER JR. v. STATE OF MAINE

June 2011
Decision Docket A2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 74 WAL-10-432
6/30/11 STATE OF MAINE v. STANLEY L. WARD
2011 ME 73 YOR-10-519
6/28/11 STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT ST. ONGE
2011 ME 72 CUM-10-502
6/28/11 ERYN M. STEELE v. RYAN BOTTOCELLO et al.
2011 ME 71 WCB-10-330
6/23/11 SCOTT HACKETT v. WESTERN EXPRESS, INC. et al.
2011 ME 70 SAG-10-542
6/23/11 CACH, LLC v. NATHANIEL W. KULAS
2011 ME 69 YOR-10-474
6/23/11 RUSSELL S. McALLISTER v. CHRISTINE S. McALLISTER
2011 ME 68 WCB-10-669
6/9/11 MATTHEW DOUCHETTE v. HALLSMITH/SYSCO FOOD SERVICES, INC., et al.
2011 ME 67 SRP-10-222
6/7/11 STATE OF MAINE v. THEODORE S. STANISLAW
2011 ME 66 CUM-10-548
6/2/11 DEBORAH H. NEUDEK v. ARTHUR O. NEUDEK
2011 ME 65 CUM-10-257
6/2/11 STATE OF MAINE vv. MICHAEL A. SKARBINSKI

May 2011
DecisionDocket A.2d CiteSubjectCase Name
2011 ME 64 PEN-10-466
5/31/11 TOWN OF LEVANT v. LAWRENCE A. TAYLOR et al.
2011 ME 63 AND-10-355
5/31/11 PATRICK R. GORHAM v. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY et al.
2011 ME 62 AND-10-418
5/26/11 SISTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. v. DOUGLAS FARRAGO et al.
2011 ME 61 PEN-10-81
5/24/11 CRAIG BURNS v. ARCHITECTURAL DOORS AND WINDOWS
2011 ME 60 PEN-10-430
5/19/11 STATE OF MAINE v. PHILIP G. GALARNEAU III
2011 ME 59 AND-10-90
5/19/11 HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. v. DANA S. MURPHY et al.
2011 ME 58 PEN-10-412
5/17/11 IN RE PENELOPE W.
2011 ME 57 YOR-10-499
5/10/11 ABBY LEAR DESMOND v. ANDREW SCOTT DESMOND
2011 ME 56 HAN-10-526
5/10/11 JENNIFER (COLMAN) v. MMG INSURANCE COMPANY
2011 ME 55 YOR-10-368
5/5/11 DANA V. RAMSDELL V. BETH A. WORDEN
2011 ME 54 LIN-10-233
5/5/11 SHERIDAN T. BOND v. LYNNE B. BOND
2011 ME 53 PEN-10-147
5/3/11 JEFFREY A. COOKSON v. STATE OF MAINE
2011 ME 52 BCD-10-86
5/3/11 DANIEL P. LUKER et al. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR

April 2011
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 51 YOR-10-464
4/26/11 GUARDIANSHIP OF JUSTIN A. SMITH
2011 ME 50 BCD-10-2
4/26/11 VICTOR BRAVO AVIATION, LLC v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2011 ME 49 BCD-10-3
4/26/11 BLUE YONDER, LLC v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2011 ME 48 BCD-10-255
4/21/11 ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF MAINE, INC. v. SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE
2011 ME 47 WAL-10-308
4/14/11 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER J. DODGE
2011 ME 46 OXF-10-300
4/12/11 DWAYNE BONNEY et al. v. STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL et al.
2011 ME 45 PEN-10-362
4/7/11 ROBERT F. GILLIS v. JUDITH L. GILLIS
2011 ME 44 CUM-10-296
4/7/11 CHRISTOPHER J. McCORMICK v. MICHAEL D. LaCHANCE
2011 ME 43 SAG-10-228
4/7/11 SANDRA L. JUSSEAUME v. JAMES D. DUCATT

March 2011
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 42 AND-10-374
3/29/11 STATE OF MAINE v. TARA L. KENT
2011 ME 41 CUM-10-363
3/24/11 PETER ANASTOS v. TOWN OF BRUNSWICK
2011 ME 40 BEP-10-339
3/24/11 MARTHA A. POWERS TRUST et al. v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2011 ME 39 BEP-10-206
3/24/11 CONCERNED CITIZENS TO SAVE ROXBURY et al. v. BOARD OF ENVIRONEMNTAL PROTECTION et al.
2011 ME 38 YOR-10-498
3/22/11 BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWL, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-08
2011 ME 37 CUM-10-359
3/22/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DAMOND TEACHOUT
2011 ME 36 KEN-10-347
3/22/11 STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT W. WILLIAMS
2011 ME 35 CUM-10-303
3/22/11 DONNA SEABURY-PETERSON et al. v. KRISTEN K. JHAMB et al.
2011 ME 34 CUM-10-398
3/22/11 ROBERT FLAHERTY et al. v. HELEN MUTHER et al.
2011 ME 33 CUM-10-323
3/22/11 HELEN MUTHER et al. v. BROAD COVE SHORE ASSOCIATION et al.
2011 ME 32 CUM-09-631
3/22/11 ROBERT FLAHERTY et al. v. HELEN MUTHER et a.
2011 ME 31 KEN-10-397
3/17/11 SCOTT K. ZUMBACH v. BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
2011 ME 30 ARO-10-405
3/17/11 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN M. LAGASSE
2011 ME 29 BCD-10-256
3/10/11 HL 1, LLC, et al. v. RIVERWALK, LLC. et al.
2011 ME 28 ARO-10-283
3/3/11 STATE OF MAINE v. ERIC A. ERICSON
2011 ME 27 YOR-10-449
3/3/11 ELIZABETH M. HUTZ v. LLEWLLYN P.H. ALDEN
2011 ME 26 YOR-10-258
3/3/11 MARY STEWART-DORE v. WEBBER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2011 ME 25 PEN-10-346
3/1/11 STATE OF MAINE v. SHAWN A. WOODBURY
2011 ME 24 FRA-09-537
3/1/11 ESTATE OF MARGARETE HOCH v. JOHN STIFEL et al.

February 2011
DecisionDocket A.2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 23 PEN-10-267
2/24/11 DOUGLAS J. DEGENHARDT v. EWE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2011 ME 22 SOM-09-594
2/15/11 MICHAEL A. TURNER v. SECRETARY OF STATE
2011 ME 21 KEN-09-584
2/15/11 TOWN OF VASSALBORO v. LEO BARNETT
2011 ME 20 CUM-10-324
2/10/11 STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT E. FLINT
2011 ME 19 FRA-10-192
2/8/11 IN RE KAITLYN P. et al.
2011 ME 18 HAN-10-223
2/8/11 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN M. DOMINIQUE
2011 ME 17 OXF-10-304
2/8/11 STATE OF MAINE v. DEREK W. BOUTILIER
2011 ME 16 YOR-10-64
2/8/11 ROBERT W. BRITTON et al. v. DANIEL P. DONNELL et al.

January 2011

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2011 ME 15 CUM-09-545
1/25/11 LORI HANDRAHAN v. IGOR MALENKO
2011 ME 14 KEN-10-6
1/20/11 JAN M. CORCORAN v. LINDA MARIE
2011 ME 13 CUM-10-187
1/18/11 IN RE CHRISTOPHER H.
2011 ME 12 HAN-10-87
1/18/11 MARK F. WANNER v. REBECCA S. WANNER
2011 ME 11 CUM-10-61
1/13/11 KATIE GNIADEK v. CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE, INC. et al.
2011 ME 10 WAS-09-483
1/11/11 DAVIS FORESTRY PRODUCTS, INC. v. DOWNEAST POWER COMPANY, LLC
2011 ME 9 PEN-09-535
1/11/11 STATE OF MAINE v. JAYSON W. CARON
2011 ME 8 ARO-10-132
 1/6/11 EDMUND J. SANSEVERINO et al. v. MARY GREGOR, TRUSTEE OF MEADOWS AND MOUNTIANS TRUST et al.
2011 ME 7 PEN-10-145
 1/6/11 STATE OF MAINE v. RYAN D. WITMER
2011 ME 6 KEN-10-1
 1/6/11 TENANTS HARBOR GENERAL STORE, LLC v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2011 ME 5 HAN-10-252
 1/6/11 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK v. BRIAN HARP
2011 ME 4 PEN-10-88
 1/6/11 TERESA L. HARVEY v. JEFFREY B. DOW SR. et al.
2011 ME 3 HAN-10-172
 1/4/11 RICHARD W. HAWKSLEY v. MAUREEN L. (HAWKSLEY) GEROW.
2011 ME 2 KEN-10-139
1/4/11 MARC J.J. DUPUIS JR. v. RONALD SOUCY et al.
2011 ME 1 KEN-09-414
1/4/11 NANCY JACOB v. JAN B. KIPPAX et al.



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