Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2014 Decisions


January 2014
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August 2014
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December 2014


December 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 159 HAN-14-60
 12/31/14 STATE OF MAINE v. ALAN D. PERKINS
2014 ME 158 KEN-13-545
 12/31/14 JAMES M. DICKAU v. VERMONT MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
2014 ME 157 KEN-14-201
 12/31/14 PHILLIP M. BOWLER SR. v. STATE OF MAINE
2014 ME 156 BCD-14-35
 12/31/14 PETER BECKFORD et al. v. TOWN OF CLIFTON et al.
2014 ME 155 LIN-14-141
 12/31/14 THE BANK OF MAINE v. WILLIAM M. PETERSON
2014 ME 154 YOR-14-124
 12/31/14 ROBERT M.A. NADEAU v. LYNNANN FRYDRYCH
2014 ME 153 YOR-14-149
 12/31/14 LAWRENCE S. IRELAND v. BROOKE (IRELAND) TARDIFF
2014 ME 152 YOR-14-27
 12/31/14 BOBBIE JO (AL JABER) BARROW et al. v. ALAA M. AL JABER
2014 ME 151 CUM-14-227
 12/23/14 MICHAEL S. DOYLE v. TOWN OF FALMOUTH et al.
2014 ME 150 CUM-14-45
 12/23/14 STATE OF MAINE v. FIDEL GARCIA
2014 ME 149 PEN-13-285
 12/23/14 SUSAN C. HARVEY et al. v. ADDISON H. FURROW JR. et al.
2014 ME 148 ARO-14-97
 12/23/14 CHRISTOPHER GRONDIN et al. v. SUSAN R. HANSCOM
2014 ME 147 CUM-13-444
 12/18/14 2301 CONGRESS REALTY, LLC v. WISE BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
2014 ME 146 YOR-13-518
 12/18/14 VICTOR SUNSHINE v. STEPHEN M. BRETT
2014 ME 145 AND-14-7
 12/18/14 CYNTHIA STACEY-SOTIRIOU v. EVE A. SOTIRIOU
2014 ME 144 CUM-14-211
 12/18/14 WARREN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC v. LESLIE REIS et al.
2014 ME 143 ARO-14-135
 12/18/14 STATE OF MAINE v. GRAYDON E. ADAMS JR.
2014 ME 142 YOR-14-199
 12/18/14 STATE OF MAINE v. AARON LOWDEN
2014 ME 141 YOR-13-544
 12/16/14 MONICA L. SEMIAN v. LEDGEMERE TRANSPORTATION, INC.
2014 ME 140 WCD-14-54
 12/11/14 FAY E. JOHNSON v. THE HOME DEPOT USA, et al.
  YOR-12-599
12/4/14 ALMEDER ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATON
2014 ME 139 YOR-12-599
 12/9/14 ROBERT F. ALMEDER et al. v. TOWN OF KENNEBUNKPORT et al.;
2014 ME 138 KEN-13-532
 12/9/14 STATE OF MAINE v. HAVIER OLMO
2014 ME 137 BCD-14-43
 12/9/14 TESTA'S, INC. v. JACK COOPERSMITH et al.
2014 ME 136 ARO-13-430
 12/9/14 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL O. FOX
2014 ME 135 SAG-14-73
 12/4/14 PATRICIA E. BONNER v. JEFF D. EMERSON
2014 ME 134 CUM-14-71
 12/2/14 PETER E. LIGHT v. PAOLA D'AMATO


November 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 133 YOR-13-475
 11/25/14 ESTATE OF THOMAS E. CABATIT v. STEPHEN A. CANDERS et al.
2014 ME 132 PEN-13-323
 11/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. SETH M. JOHANSEN
2014 ME 131 HAN-13-523
 11/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. MELANIE S. MOURINO
2014 ME 130 ARO-13-245
 11/25/14 MARY WALTON v. DAVID C. IRELAND JR.
2014 ME 129 CUM-13-500
 11/18/14 STATE OF MAINE v. JESSICA A. BABB
2014 ME 128 OXF-14-75
 11/13/14 IN RE M.C.
2014 ME 127 KNO-14-38
 11/13/14 DAVID G. FLEMING v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al.
2014 ME 126 CUM-14-150
 11/13/14 PAUL BEAUDRY et al. v. ALAN HARDING et al.
2014 ME 125 AND-13-398
 11/6/14 DANIEL P. ROBERTS v. STATE OF MAINE
2014 ME 124 WAS-14-67
 11/4/14 STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN TREADWAY
2014 ME 123 KEN-14-52
 11/4/14 GINA TURCOTTE v. HUMANE SOCIETY WATERVILLE AREA
2014 ME 122 YOR-13-478
 11/4/14 DUBOIS LIVESTOCK, INC. v. TOWN OF ARUNDEL et al.
2014 ME 121 ARO-14-51
 11/4/14 TOWN OF MADAWASKA v. RICHARD CAYER et al.
2014 ME 120 YOR-14-37
 11/4/14 CYNTHIA (MARTIN) REMICK v. KEVIN MARTIN

October 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 119 PEN-14-56
 10/30/14 ESTATE OF MARGARET C. GRAY
2014 ME 118 LIN-14-85
 10/30/14 ANTHONY J. TUELL v. JANICE I. NICHOLSON
2014 ME 117 YOR-14-89
 10/30/14 CATHERINE DUFFY PETIT v. WILLIAM LUMB
2014 ME 116 BEP-13-413
 10/21/14 PASSADUMKEAG MOUNTAIN FRIENDS et al. v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2014 ME 115 ARO-13-555
 10/21/14 SARAH CRAIG et al. v. KRYSTAL GAYLE CARON
2014 ME 114 CUM-14-42
 10/16/14 CHARLES REMMEL et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.
2014 ME 113 HAN-13-589
 10/7/14 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2006-AC2 v. CHARLES ADAMS et al.

September 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 112 KNO-13-251
 9/18//14 CHRISTINE M. STARRETT v. IRVEN G. STARRETT
2014 ME 111 LIN-13-551
 9/18/14 PATRICK A. BURROW v. RACHEL L. BURROW
2014 ME 110 SAG-14-19
 9/9/14 PATRICK T. JACKSON III v. SALLY A. (JACKSON) MACLEOD

August 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 109 CUM-13-558
 8/28/14 RICHARD S. SULLIVAN v. JANE DOE
2014 ME 108 CUM-13-521
 8/19/14 TIMOTHY G. DALTON v. SARAH H. DALTON
2014 ME 107 HAN-13-315; CUM-13-381
 8/19/14 SAMSARA MEMORIAL TRUST v. KELLY, REMMEL & ZIMMERMAN and KELLY, REMMEL & ZIMMERMAN V. RAISIN MEMORIAL TRUST et al.
2014 ME 106 CUM-13-496
 8/14/14 MICHAEL J. DEE v. STATE OF MAINE
2014 ME 105 CUM-13-560
 8/14/14 ESTATE OF HAROLD FOREST SNOW
2014 ME 104 OXF-13-497
 8/12/14 GUARDIANSHIP OF GABRIEL I.K. JOHNSON
2014 ME 103 CUM-13-467 & CUM-14-4
 8/7/14 MARJORIE J. GETZ et al. v. JANIS WALSH et al. and DAVID M. TOURANGEAU et al. v. JANIS WALSH et al.
2014 ME 102 YOR-13-511
 8/7/14 FRANCIS SMALL HERITAGE TRUST, INC. v. TOWN OF LIMINGTON et al.
2014 ME 101 HAN-13-485
 8/5/14 SANTINA CARUSO v. THE JACKSON LABORATORY
2014 ME 100 KEN-13-406
 8/5/14 REVA MERRILL v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

July 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 99 YOR-13-505
 7/31/14 IN RE B.C.
2014 ME 98 CUM-13-427
 7/31/14 IN RE M.E.
2014 ME 97 HAN-13-463
 7/31/14 STATE OF MAINE v. DWIGHT A. NORWOOD
2014 ME 96 CUM-13-473
 7/24/14 U.S. BANK ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RASC 2005KS9
2014 ME 95 WAL-13-507
 7/24/14 IN RE L.R.
2014 ME 94 WAL-12-522
 7/22/14 STATE OF MAINE v. LUKE A. BRYANT
2014 ME 93 KEN-13-448
 7/17/14 THE COTE CORPORATION v. KELLEY EARTHWORKS, INC. et al.
2014 ME 92 CUM-13-486
 7/15/14 STATE OF MAINE v. CHAD A. LOGAN
2014 ME 91 BCD-13-487
 7/15/14 DOUGLAS H. WATTS v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2014 ME 90 KEN-13-439
 7/10/14 STATE OF MAINE v. KARL V. KITTREDGE
2014 ME 89 CUM-13-536
 7/3/14 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. v. SCOTT A. GREENLEAF et al.
2014 ME 88 KEN-13-436
 7/1/14 GLEN C. HARRINGTON III v. STATE OF MAINE
2014 ME 87 YOR-13-409
 7/1/14 IN RE E.L. et al.

June 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 86 AND-13-421
 6/26/14 STATE OF MAINE v. CLEVELAND O. CRUTHIRDS
2014 ME 85 BCD-13-300
 6/26/14 PIKE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. CITY OF WESTBROOK et al.
2014 ME 84 YOR-13-415
 6/24/14 ALAYNA J. LAPREL et al. v. DOUGLAS J. GOING
2014 ME 83 SAG-13-433
 6/24/14 STATE OF MAINE v. ERVING M. JOHNSON
2014 ME 82 CUM-13-466
 6/24/14 NICHOLAS STEIN v. MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY
2014 ME 81 CUM-13-472
 7/24/14 U.S. BANK, N.A. v. DAVID SAWYER et al.
2014 ME 80 YOR-13-322
 6/19/14 GUARDIANSHIP OF RILEY J. YOUNG
2014 ME 79 HAN-13-345
 6/17/14 STATE OF MAINE v. DAN BROWN
2014 ME 78 YOR-13-529
 6/17/14 JANET HOWE et al. v. MMG INSURANCE COMPANY
2014 ME 77 AND-13-320
 6/10/14 WENDELL STROUT JR. v. CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
2014 ME 76 OXF-13-332
 6/10/14 JOHN A. THURSTON et al. v. JENNY G. GALVIN
2014 ME 75 AND-13-440
 6/10/14 ESTATE OF RUTH E. O'BRIEN-HAMEL
2014 ME 74 FRA-12-490
 6/10/14 STATE OF MAINE v. JULIA PECK

May 2014
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 73 HAN-13-331
 5/29/14 ESTATE OF CLARENCE WEATHERBEE v. ESTATE OF HELEN WEATHERBEE
2014 ME 72 CUM-13-347
 5/29/14 CHRISTINE S. ANGELL v. RENALD C. HALLEE
2014 ME 71 PEN-13-509
 5/29/14 IN RE K.S.
2014 ME 70 KNO-13-275
 5/22/14 GLENN A. GRIFFIN v. CRISTIE J. GRIFFIN
2014 ME 69 PEN-13-340
 5/22/14 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL W. CHAPMAN
2014 ME 68 YOR-13-330
 5/20/14 STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS D. JOHNSON
2014 ME 67 BCD-12-368
 5/15/14 NORTH ATLANTIC SECURITIES, LLC et al. v. OFFICE OF SECURITIES
2014 ME 66 YOR-13-404
 5/8/14 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, N.A. v. RE/MAX REALTY ONE
2014 ME 65 WAS-13-399
 5/8/14 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID W. TROY
2014 ME 64 SOM-12-400
 5/6/14 PAULA BRATTON at al. v. HALSEY MCDONOUGH
2014 ME 63 CUM-13-502
 5/6/14 FRIENDS OF CONGRESS SQUARE PARK et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND
2014 ME 62 BCD-13-64
 5/1/14 IRVING OIL LIMITED et al. v. ACE INA INSURANCE

April 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 61 HAN-12-496
 4/29/14 JAMES R. EATON v. KELLY L. PARADIS
2014 ME 60 KEN-13-71
 4/22/14 LINDA J. CLIFFORD v. MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER et al.
2014 ME 59 YOR-12-440
 4/17/14 MATTHEW W. PITTS v. AMANDA M. MOORE
2014 ME 58 CUM-13-291
 4/10/14 F. LEE BAILEY v. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS
2014 ME 57 CUM-13-110
 4/8/14 MARC B. TERFLOTH v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH
2014 ME 56 PUC-13-277
 4/8/14 CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
2014 ME 55 KNO-12-525
 4/8/14 STATE OF MAINE V. CHARLES R. BLACK
2014 ME 54 YOR-13-350
 4/8/14 IN RE M.S.
2014 ME 53 CUM-13-200
 4/3/14 ROBIN S. HUTCHINSON v. JENNIE E. (HUTCHINSON) COBB
2014 ME 52 BCD-13-121
 4/3/14 MALLINCKRODT US LLC et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2014 ME 51 HAN-13-286
 4/1/14 PHILIP C. TOBIN v. PHILIP N. BARTER

March 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 50 KNO-13-166
 3/27/14 STATE OF MAINE v. SAMUEL SANCHEZ
2014 ME 49 OXF-12-373
 3/27/14 STATE OF MAINE v. SPENCER T. GLOVER
2014 ME 48 CUM-12-427
 3/27/14 STATE OF MAINE v. JASON M. LOVEJOY
2014 ME 47 LIN-12-592
 3/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. ELFIDO MARROQUIN-ALDANA
2014 ME 46 WAS-13-42
 3/20/14 JOHN S. ZABLOTNY v. STATE BOARD OF NURSING
2014 ME 45 KNO-12-541
 3/20/14 STATE OF MAINE v. ARNOLD A. DIANA
2014 ME 44 PEN-13-374
 3/18/14 SHARON CASSIDY v. CITY OF BANGOR et al.
2014 ME 43 ARO-13-307
 3/18/14 STATE OF MAINE v. REGINALD DUBE
2014 ME 42 PEN-13-225
 3/11/14 CLIFFORD LIPPITT v. BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR GEOLOGISTS AND SOIL SCIENTISTS
2014 ME 41 CUM-13-180
 3/6/14 EDWINA JONES v. COST MANAGEMENT, INC.
2014 ME 40 YOR-13-384
 3/6/14 ESTATE OF ROBERT L. COLLOPY
2014 ME 39 KEN-12-594
 3/4/14 PATRICIA A. McCOLLOR v. FREDERICK J. McCOLLOR JR. et al.
2014 ME 38 PUC-12-247
 3/4/14 HOULTON WATER COMPANY et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
2014 ME 37 YOR-13-298
 3/4/14 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC v. JOHN H. BARTLETT et al.
2014 ME 36 HAN-13-187
 3/4/14 ADOPTION OF T.D.
2014 ME 35 OXF-13-133
 3/4/14 STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW J. FREEMAN
2014 ME 34 HAN-13-265
 3/4/14 WILLIAM CLARK v. HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

February 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 33 HAN-13-119
 2/27/14 WILLIAM CLARK v. HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
2014 ME 32 LIN-13-115
 2/25/14 ESTATE OF ADA Y. GREENBLATT
2014 ME 31 CUM-13-112
 2/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. JOEL A. HAYDEN
2014 ME 30 AND-13-60
 2/25/14 IN RE G.W.
2014 ME 29 YOR-13-250
 2/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. AARON S. LOWDEN
2014 ME 28 SOM-13-24
 2/25/14 STATE OF MAINE v. JAY S. MERCIER
2014 ME 27 WAS-13-214
 2/25/14 RICHARD C. HICKSON v. VESCOM CORPORATION
2014 ME 26 BCD-13-212
 2/20/14 KENNEBEC COUNTY v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2014 ME 25 PEN-12-537
 2/18/14 GUARDIANSHIP OF ZACHARIA HARTLEY STEVENS
2014 ME 24 PEN-12-351
 2/18/14 JEFFREY A. COOKSON v. STATE OF MAINE
2014 ME 23 CUM-12-223
 2/18/14 STATE OF MAINE v. NICHOLAS A. GLADU
2014 ME 22 ARO-12-528
 2/13/14 ESTATE OF VERA BOULIER v. PRESQUE ISLE NURSING HOME
2014 ME 21 YOR-13-82
 2/11/14 STEPHEN W. RIFFLE et al. v. S. DAVID SMITH et al.
2014 ME 20 AND-13-334
 2/11/14 BANGOR SAVINGS BANK v. ROBIN N. RICHARD
2014 ME 19 CUM-12-562
 2/11/14 ESTATE OF DANIEL NICKERSON v. ALAN CARTER et al.
2014 ME 18 YOR-13-117
 2/11/14 ELLEN J. CLARK v. JOHN BRIAN McLANE
2014 ME 17 YOR-13-198
 2/11/14 LEWIS LUBAR, TRUSTEE OF THE CLOVER TRUST v. FREDERICK W. CONNELLY
2014 ME 16 KEN-12-194
 2/11/14 STATE OF MAINE v. SETH J. HILL
2014 ME 15 CUM-13-299
 2/11/14 IN RE M.M.
2014 ME 14 WAL-13-143
 2/4/14 STATE OF MAINE v. LISHA ROSE STANLEY
2014 ME 13 WAL-13-11
 2/4/14 CHRISTINE A. MURPHY v. WILLIAM E. BARTLETT
2014 ME 12 YOR-12-599
 2/4/14 ROBERT F. ALMEDER et al. v. TOWN OF KENNEBUNKPORT et al.

January 2014

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2014 ME 11 PEN-12-582
 1/30/14 JOHN DOE et al. v. REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 26
2014 ME 10 CUM-13-164
 1/28/14 ESTATE OF GLORIA P. HALL
2014 ME 9 WAS-13-173
 1/23/14 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID W. TROY
2014 ME 8 CUM-11-591
 1/23/14 NICOLE DUSSSAULT v. RRE COACH LANTERN HOLDINGS, LLC et al.
2014 ME 7 BCD-12-583
 1/21/14 FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. DARLING'S et al.
2014 ME 6 CUM-13-165
 1/16/14 PRETI FALHERTY BELIVEAU & PACHIOS LLP v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2014 ME 5 ARO-13-182
 1/16/14 JESSICA A. (NAEAU) POTILA v. LARRY A. NADEAU
2014 ME 4 PEN-13-128
 1/14/14 JOHN MCCLARE v. JAMES J. ROCHA et al.
2014 ME 3 HAN-12-535
 1/14/14 LISA LESKO v. THEODORE STANISLAW
2014 ME 2 KNO-13-78
 1/9/14 IN RE ESTATE OF MARY E. HILLER
2014 ME 1 PEN-13-257
 1/9/14 IN RE STEVEN L.



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