Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2015 Decisions


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December 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 167 CUM-14-496
12/31/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ANTHONY W. PRATT JR.
2015 ME 166 CUM-14-272
12/31/15 FAITH TEMPLE v. STEVEN DIPIETRO
2015 ME 165 KNO-14-358
12/31/15 DARLENE F. EDWARDS et al. v. CYNTHIA S. BLACKMAN et al.
2015 ME 164 SAG-14-260
12/24/15 JED R. MIDDLETON v. STATE OF MAINE
2015 ME 163 AND-15-317
12/22/15 IN RE J.V.
2015 ME 162 KEN-15-77
12/22/15 STATE OF MAINE v. BRADLEY R. ATKINS
2015 ME 161 CUM-14-216
12/15/15 KAREN CORMIER v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE LLC, et al.
2015 ME 160 WAL-15-33
12/8/15 STATE OF MAINE v. KENNETH A. FAY
2015 ME 159 FRA-15-290
12/3/15 DAVID S. REARICK v. ELENA R. KOHOUT
2015 ME 158 YOR-15-10
12/3/15 CHRISTOPHER R. AYOTTE v. STATE OF MAINE
2015 ME 157 WAL-15-153
12/3/15 CHRISTOPHER SEEKINS v. JENNIFER HAMM
2015 ME 156 BEP-14-291
12/3/15 CHAMPLAIN WIND, LLC v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2015 ME 155 CUM-14-492
12/1/15 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. ESTATE OF ERIC E. BENSON et al.
2015 ME 154 YOR-15-102
12/1/15 GUARDIANSHIP OF JAKOB A. GIONEST

November 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 153 PIS-15-141
11/24/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES D. MORRISON
2015 ME 152 HAN-15-40
11/24/15 RICHARD P. FRENCH et al. v. ESTATE OF MARTHA GUTZAN et al.
2015 ME 151 YOR-14-527
11/24/15 THERESA DESFOSSES v. CITY OF SACO et al.
2015 ME 150 PEN-14-484
11/24/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD E. BELHUMEUR
2015 ME 149 CUM-14-442
11/19/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JODY B. FLYNN
2015 ME 148 PEN-14-373
11/17/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DANA WILSON
2015 ME 147 HAN-14-494
11/17/15 STATE OF MAINE v. BRYANT A. CIOMEI
2015 ME 146 YOR-14-420
11/17/15 JENNIE E. ARANOVITCH v. DAVID E. VERSEL
2015 ME 145 AND-14-547
11/12/15 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.a. v. JEFFREY WHITE
2015 ME 144 PEN-15-161
11/12/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DALE J. SAUCIER
2015 ME 143 AND-14-444
11/10/15 GERARD BRADY v. CUMBERLAND COUNTY
2015 ME 142 YOR-15-118
11/10/15 ESTATE OF PAUL J. GAGNON et al. v. KEITH ANTHONY
2015 ME 141 AND-15-23
11/5/15 U.S. BANK, N.A. v. DAVID R. TANNENBAUM
2015 ME 140 WAL-15-81
11/3/15 KIMBERLY WOOD v. NEAL E. WOOD JR.

October 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 139 PEN-15-75
10/29/15 IN RE B.P.
2015 ME 138 CUM-14-131
10/29/15 IN RE M.P.
2015 ME 137 ARO-14-158
10/29/15 MARK J. THERIAULT v. STATE OF MAINE
2015 ME 136 ARO-14-158
10/22/15 ARN H. PEARSON v. MARY LOU WENDELL
2015 ME 135 PEN-14-440
10/22/15 GERALD MARSHALL v. TOWN OF DEXTER
2015 ME 134 CUM-14-333
10/20/15 DANIEL G. LILLEY LAW OFFICE, P.A. Eet al. v. JOHN P. FLYNN III
2015 ME 133 KEN-14-238
10/20/15 BRUCE F.C. GOMBERG v. CRISTINA C. GOMBERG
2015 ME 132 YOR-15-79
10/15/15 GENEVIEVE FLORES v. HAZEN OTIS

KEN-14-456
10/13/15 ELIZABETH M. KINNEY v. TANYA J. BUSCH
2015 ME 131 WAL-14-500
10/13/15 C.L. v. L.L.; IN RE A.L.
2015 ME 130 CUM-15-1
10/13/15 IN RE J.I. et al.
2015 ME 129 OXF-15-28
10/13/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL H. PELLETIER
2015 ME 128 KNO-14-458
10/6/15 BRIAN M. BAILEY v. DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

September 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 127 CUM-15-12
9/22/15 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. v. SCOTT GREENLEAF et al.
2015 ME 126 KEN-15-151
9/22/15 ESTATE OF MILDRED D. MACCOMB
2015 ME 125 CUM-14-449
9/10/15 MARY E. CAMPBELL et al. v. CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND et al.
2015 ME 124 OXF-14-439
9/3/15 STATE OF MAINE v. KRISTINA I. LOWE
2015 ME 123 KEN-15-19
9/3/15 IN RE L.D.
2015 ME 122 WAS-14-462
9/3/15 MELANIE (CURRIE) STEADMAN v. STEVEN PAGELS
2015 ME 121 KNO-14-371
9/3/15 KATHERINE E. (TARDIFF) SULLIVAN v. LAWRENCE D. TARDIFF
2015 ME 120 LIN-14-296
9/1/15 SALLY C. PEW et al. v. ROBERT N. SAYLOR et al.
2015 ME 119 CUM-14-489
9/1/15 DAVID SULLIVAN v. ZOE (SULLIVAN) ROCKWOOD

August 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 118 PEN-14-543
8/25/15 DEAN PEARSON v. STACIE ELLIS-GROSS
2015 ME 117 SAG-14-168
8/20/15 JAMES M. MANLEY v. STATE OF MAINE
2015 ME 116 AND-14-467
8/18/15 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. ANTOINE A. GIROUARD et al.
2015 ME 115 AND-14-336
8/18/15 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTAL N. GAGNIER
2015 ME 114 WAS-14-436
8/18/15 STATE OF MAINE v. STANLEY FLETCHER
2015 ME 113 PUC-14-414
8/13/15 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2015 ME 112 KEN-14-236
8/13/15 KEVIN J. COLLINS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2015 ME 111 KEN-14-189
8/11/15 MICHAEL J. JAMES v. STATE OF MAINE
2015 ME 110 CUM-14-430
8/11/15 IN RE Z.S.
2015 ME 109 KEN-14-362
8/11/15 STATE OF MAINE v. WADE R. HOOVER
2015 ME 108 WAL-14-386
8/11/15 HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL, INC v. MARIANNE A. GREGOR
2015 ME 107 OJ-15-2
8/6/15 OPINION of the JUSTICES GIVEN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 of the MAINE CONSTITUTION
2015 ME 106 PEN-15-14
8/6/15 IN RE P.O. et al.
2015 ME 105 KNO-14-157
8/6/15 PAMELA M. JENSEN v. LARRY R. JENSEN
2015 ME 104 BCD-14-412
8/6/15 FIRST TRACKS INVESTMENTS, LLC v. MURRAY, PLUMB & MURRAY et al.
2015 ME 103 BCD-15-225
8/4/15 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE v. COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTIONS PRACTICES
2015 ME 102 PEN-15-86
8/4/15 JOSIAH R. WILLEY v. EMILY D. WILLEY
2015 ME 101 CUM-14-506
8/4/15 LIBBY O'BRIEN KINGSLEY & CHAMPION, LLC v. SHARON E. BLANCHARD
2015 ME 100 SOM-15-16
8/4/15 IN RE I.S.
2015 ME 99 WCB-14-203
8/4/15 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD ABUSE INVESTIGATION UNIT v. NATE HOLYOKE BUILDERS, INC. et al.

July 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 98 CUM-14-255
7/30/15 REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 5 v. THE COASTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2015 ME 97 KEN-14-286
7/30/15 CHRISTINE V. VIOLETTE v. RANDY R. VIOLETTE
2015 ME 96 SAG-14-408
7/28/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH M. SOLOMAN II
2015 ME 95 PEN-15-39
7/28/15 GUARDIANSHIP OF COLLEEN M. McINTOSH
2015 ME 94 YOR-15-9
7/28/15 IN RE L.T.
2015 ME 93 CUM-14-476
7/28/15 IN RE I.R.
2015 ME 92 YOR-14-493
7/28/15 ANNE (WORTH) McBRIDE v. JEFFREY R. WORTH
2015 ME 91 ARO-14-452
7/23/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ERIC M. MARTIN
2015 ME 90 PEN-14-539
7/23/15 STATE OF MAINE v. G.F.
2015 ME 89 YOR-14-304
7/21/15 JENNIFER A. YOUNG v. MICHAEL S. YOUNG
2015 ME 88 KNO-14-187
7/21/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DENISE J. DECHAINE
2015 ME 87 KEN-14-346
7/16/15 STATE OF MAINE v. STEVEN W. BRAGDON
2015 ME 86 AND-14-308
7/16/15 STATE OF MAINE v. NICHOLAS BEGIN
2015 ME 85 KNO-14-348
7/14/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ERIK L. VULTEE
2015 ME 84 CUM-14-261
7/14/15 BONNIE L. ALLEN v. ALEXANDER F. MCCANN
2015 ME 83 ARO-14-324
7/9/15 SUSAN E. (GERAKARIS) ROBERTSON v. ANDREW N. GERAKARIS
2015 ME 82 FRA-14-180
7/7/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN A. FAHNLEY
2015 ME 81 HAN-14-427
7/7/15 AMY E.(BODDY) DICKENS v. WILLIAM JOHN BODDY
2015 ME 80 KEN-14-249
7/2/15 PETER M. BECKERMAN v. BRUCE POOLER et al.

June 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 79 YOR-14-423
6/30/15 IN RE K.M.
2015 ME 78 PEN-14-112
6/23/15 STATE OF MAINE v. CLARENCE COTE
2015 ME 77 SAG-14-393
6/18/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JOSHUA M. ROBINSON SR.
2015 ME 76 AND-14-368
6/18/15 GUARDIANSHIP OF SEBASTIEN CHAMBERLAIN et al.
2015 ME 75 PEN-14-139
6/18/15 ELIZABETH BROWN v. DELTA TAU DELTA et al.
2015 ME 74 SRP-11-616
6/16/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DAUDOIT BUTSITSI
2015 ME 73 YOR-14-372
6/16/15 HELEN RIVAS ROSE et al. v. WILLIAM PARSONS JR. et al.
2015 ME 72 PEN-14-338
6/9/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIELLE A. BECKWITH
2015 ME 71 CUM-14-351
6/9/15 THOMAS J. YARCHESKI v. P&K SAND AND GRAVEL, INC.
2015 ME 70 KNO-14-237
6/9/15 STATE OF MAINE v. STEVEN E. CLARKE

May 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 69 AND-14-365
5/21/15 GEORGE STANLEY v. TOWN OF GREENE
2015 ME 68 ARO-14-299
5/21/15 STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN J. TUCKER SR.
2015 ME 67 KEN-14-269
5/19/15 STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD J. KIMBALL
2015 ME 66 KEN-14-398
5/14/15 MOLLY G. (LACHANCE) JANDREAU v. DANIEL L. LACHANCE
2015 ME 65 HAN-14-337
5/14/15 JOHN J. MONAHAN JR. v. JUDITH B. MONAHAN
2015 ME 64 LIN-14-367
5/12/15 SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP v. GAWAYNE DAWSON
2015 ME 63 BCD-14-294
5/12/15 PAUL REMMES et al. v. THE MARK TRAVEL CORPORATION et al.
2015 ME 62 KEN-14-313
5/12/15 STATE OF MAINE v. MARK P. MURPHY
2015 ME 61 CUM-14-349
5/12/15 MALCOLM HALLIDAY et al. v. KATHRYN W. HENRY et al.
2015 ME 60 YOR-14-397
5/12/15 SHIRLEY GAUTHIER v. JACQUELINE E. GERRISH et al.
2015 ME 59 LIN-14-375
5/12/15 TOWN OF WISCASSET v. MASON STATION, LLC
2015 ME 58 SOM-14-341
5/7/15 JANA GEHRKE at al. v. CHAD GEHRKE
2015 ME 57 ARO-14-12
5/7/15 STATE OF MAINE v. CHAD H. TOZIER
2015 ME 56 HAN-13-587
5/7/15 STATE OF MAINE v. SHAIN STANLEY
2015 ME 55 WAS-14-145
5/7/15 STATE OF MAINE v. RONNIE L. REYNOLDS
2015 ME 54 CUM-14-306
5/7/15 DONALD R. PARADIS v. TOWN OF PERU
2015 ME 53 KEN-14-137
5/7/15 FOX ISLANDS WIND NEIGHBORS et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2015 ME 52 CUM-14-363
5/7/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JONATHAN COLLINS
2015 ME 51 YOR-14-228
5/5/15 JAMES HARTWELL et al. v. TOWN OF OGUNQUIT et al.
2015 ME 50 KEN-14-344
5/5/15 JASON E. BOUCHARD v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
2015 ME 49 HAN-14-321
5/5/15 ROBERT L. RICE et al. v. JAMES C. COOK et al.
2015 ME 48 AND-14-235
5/5/15 HUDA D. DAUD v. BADAL H. ABDULLAHI
2015 ME 47 SOM-14-361
5/5/15 HARRY BROWN et al. v. TOWN OF STARKS et al.
2015 ME 46 YOR-14-161
5/5/15 STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS BENNETT

April 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 45 KNO-14-118; SRP-14-117
4/30/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW J. KIERSTEAD
2015 ME 44 KEN-14-347
4/30/15 PATRICIA GALOUCH v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
2015 ME 43 CUM-14-271
4/28/15 JENNIFER ROUSSEL v. SHELDON ASHBY
2015 ME 42 KNO-14-328
4/23/15 GEORGE JENNINGS v. CHIRSTOPHER K. MACLEAN
2015 ME 41 YOR-14-323
4/21/15 STATE OF MAINE v. SANFORD R. KING III
2015 ME 40 HAN-13-568
4/21/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT E. POWER JR.
2015 ME 39 PEN-14-169
4/9/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL BAKER

March 2015



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 38 KNO-14-330
3/24/15 IN RE R.M.
2015 ME 37 AND-14-251
3/24/15 IN RE E.A. et al.
2015 ME 35 CUM-13-584 and CUM-13-594
3/24/15 RICHARD D. TUCKER et al. v. DANIEL G. LILLEY et al. and TROUBH HEISLER, P.A. v. DANIEL G. LILLEY LAW OFFICES, P.A. st al.
2015 ME 35 SAG-14-102
3/19/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES D. GRAHAM
2015 ME 34 YOR-14-205
3/19/15 IN RE C.A.
2015 ME 33 AND-14-359
3/17/15 MATTHEW W. BUCK v. LISA H. BUCK
2015 ME 32 YOR-14-298
3/17/15 FRED FITANIDES v. CITY OF SACO et al.
2015 ME 31 KNO-14-196
3/17/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID RECKARDS
2015 ME 30 YOR-13-578
3/17/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JERRY LEE ADAMS
2015 ME 29 CUM-14-202
3/17/15 MARK CHARTIER v. FARM FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE CO. et al.
2015 ME 28 KEN-13-577; KEN-13-581
3/17/15 STATE OF MAINE v. COLLIN R. GIROUX
2015 ME 27 OJ-15-1
3/10/15 OPINION OF THE JUSTICES
2015 ME 26 PEN-14-144
3/10/15 DAVID E. MAJOR v. WEN YIH CHIANG
2015 ME 25 HAN-14-320
3/10/15 IN RE J.B. et al.
2015 ME 24 KNO-14-256
3/10/15 IN RE D.C. et al.
2015 ME 23 AND-14-182; AND-14-185
3/10/15 STATE OF MANE v. RODA O. ABDI/ STATE OF MAINE v. ALI-NASSIR H. AHMED
2015 ME 22 ARO-14-31
3/10/15 STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE JAIME
2015 ME 21 BCD-14-194
3/5/15 JAMES G. STANLEY et al. v. MICHAEL A. LIBERTY et al.
2015 ME 20 YOR-14-3253
3/5/15 IN RE T.C.
2015 ME 19 FED-14-263
3/3/15 BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF JOHN B. EVEREST AND SUSAN E. EVEREST v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.N. et al.
2015 ME 18 CUM-14-13
 3/3/15 STATE OF MAINE v. ADAM DELANO

February 2015

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 17 AND-14-142
 2/26/15 CITIMORTGAGE, INC. v. RONALD CHARTIER et al.
2015 ME 16 YOR-14-209
 2/12/15 FLINT A. HUTCHINSON v. CHRISTINA A. BRUYERE
2015 ME 15 WAS-14-65
 2/12/15 STATE OF MAINE v. CLIFFORD W. THORNTON
2015 ME 14 AND-14-301
 2/10/15 TIMOTHY TRUE et al. v. SHEENA HARMON et al.
2015 ME 13 SAG-14-44
 2/10/15 JONATHAN R. DAY v. TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG at al.
2015 ME 12 BCD-14-41
 2/5/15 THE WITHAM FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP V. TOWN OF BAR HARBOR et al.


January 2015
DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2015 ME 11 PIS-14-72
 1/29/15 PATRICIA MAE VOTER v. DEXTER R. VOTER
2015 ME 10 CUM-14-204
 1/29/15 IN RE J.H. et al.
2015 ME 9 ARO-13-567
 1/29/15 CHRISTOPHER MacMAHON v. ELIZABETH TINKHAM
2015 ME 8 YOR-14-116
 1/29/15 JEANETTE DAGGETT v. DUSTIN A. STERNICK
2015 ME 7 ARO-14-115
 1/29/15 STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL LOVETT
2015 ME 6 CUM-14-174
 1/29/15 MARIA K. VIOLA v. GORDON E. VIOLA
2015 ME 5 ARO-13-567
 1/22/15 CARLTON M. ALBERT JR. v. DANIEL B. ALBERT
2015 ME 4 WCB-13-541
 1/22/15 ESTATE OF GREGORY SULLWOLD v. SALVATION ARMY et al.
2015 ME 3 KEN-14-5
 1/13/15 JOHN DOE XLVI v. STEPHANIE ANDERSON et al.
2015 ME 2 PEN-14-69
 1/6/15 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID M. WYMAN
2015 ME 1 PEN-14-46
 1/6/15 STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY P. WYMAN



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