Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2016 Decisions


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December 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 187 WAS-16-41
12/29/2016 JAIME WILSON v. WILLIAM CONDON
2016 ME 186 KEN-16-21
12/22/2016 JASON BEGIN v. STATE OF MAINE
2016 ME 185 PEN-15-596
12/22/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. OSCAR NUNEZ
2016 ME 184 OXF-15-622
12/22/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID HANSCOM
2016 ME 183 KEN-15-619
12/22/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ERIC ANDERSON
2016 ME 182 SOM-16-219
12/22/2016 IN RE ALEXANDRIA C.
2016 ME 181 AND-16-76
12/20/2016 BARNIE'S BAR & GRILL, INC. v. UNITED STATES LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
2016 ME 180 PEN-15-618
12/15/2016 JAMES-ROBERT G. CURTIS v. FLORANIA DA SILVA MEDEIROS and errata sheet
2016 ME 179 YOR-16-251
12/13/2016 IN RE CARLOS C.
2016 ME 178 CUM-16-225
12/8/2016 FRIENDS OF THE MOTHERHOUSE et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.
2016 ME 177 YOR-16-62
12/6/2016 MELODY BOULETTE v. RICHARD BOULETTE JR.
2016 ME 176 PEN-15-563
12/1/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD J. WATSON
2016 ME 175 BCD-15-481
12/1/2016 ARUNDEL VALLEY, LLC et al. v. BRANCH RIVER PLASTICS, INC. et al.
2016 ME 174 OXF-15-530
12/1/2016 FRYEBURG TRUST v. TOWN OF FRYEBURG et al.
2016 ME 173 WAL-15-529
12/1/2016 ADAM P. PAUL et al. v. TOWN OF LIBERTY

November 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 172 KEN-16-42
11/29/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY M. HUNT
2016 ME 171 bcd-14-433
11/29/2016 FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. DARLING'S et al.
2016 ME 170 YOR-16-115
11/29/2016 TAYLOR CLARK v. MORGAN A. LEEMAN
2016 ME 169 KEN-16-42
11/22/2016 LAURIE A. BEAL v. STATE OF MAINE
2016 ME 168 PUC-14-470
11/17/2016 HOULTON WATER COMPANY et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2016 ME 167 LIN-15-274
11/17/2016 JAMES N. LEVIS v. GUSTAV KONITZKY et al.
2016 ME 166 BCD-15-363
11/8/2016 HARRIS MANAGEMENT, INC. v. PAUL COULOMBE et al.
2016 ME 165 KEN-15-541
11/8/2016 BCN TELECOM, INC. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
2016 ME 164 KNO-16-57
11/8/2016 LINDSAY E. VERITE v. ERIC J. VERITE
2016 ME 163 WAL-16-17
11/8/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ADAM D. GERRY
2016 ME 162 YOR-16-992
11/8/2016 IN RE CAMERON Z. et al.
2016 ME 161 KNO-15-282
11/3/2016 DAWN M. HARLOR v. AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

October 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 160 PEN-15-573
10/25/2016 MARIE J. (MARCHIORI) EREMITA v. CRISTIANO A. MARCHIORI
2016 ME 159 HAN-15-452
10/25/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER SAENZ
2016 ME 158 ARO-15-638
10/20/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CHAD D. LAGASSE
2016 ME 157 PEN-15-562
10/20/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. RUSSELL W. CARTER
2016 ME 156 BCD-15-578
10/18/2016 NDC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. KENNETH CARLE III
2016 ME 155 SOM-15-492
10/18/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW B. MADERIOS
2016 ME 154 cum-15-635
10/18/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JASON M. FOSTER
2016 ME 153 SOM-15-11
10/13/2016 ALBERTA GRAF v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
2016 ME 152 BCD-15-112
10/13/2016 ANGELL FAMILY 2012 PROUTS NECK TRUST et al. v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH et al.; KENYON C. BOLTON III et al. v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH et al.
2016 ME 151 cum-15-410
10/13/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE H. HEDERSON
2016 ME 150 FRA-15-609
10/13/2016 MARK A. AMERO v. MARIA C. AMERO
2016 ME 149 AND-15-379
10/11/2016 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST v. BEVIN L.(HOOPER) MACKENZIE
2016 ME 148 KEN-15-466
10/6/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. MAINE STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIAITON, SEIU LOCAL 1989
2016 ME 147 CUM-15-304
10/4/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN KENDALL

September 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 142 OXF-15-587
9/13/2016 GINA M. CHILDS v. ROBERT A. BALLOU JR.
2016 ME 146 CUM-15-427
9/20/2016 CATHERINE E. BROCHU v. RICHARD A. MCLEOD
2016 ME 145 YOR-15-91
9/20/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. NICHOLAS E. WESTGATE
2016 ME 144 PEN-15-305
9/20/2016 FRANK PAWLENDZIO et al. v. JON HADDOW
2016 ME 143 ARO-15-406
9/15/2016 RICHARD CAYER et al. v. TOWN OF MADAWASKA
2016 ME 142 OXF-15-587
9/13/2016 GINA M. CHILDS v. ROBERT A. BALLOU JR.
2016 ME 141 BCD-15-430
9/13/2016 ALEC T. SABINA et al. v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2016 ME 140 CUM-15-504
9/6/2016 SHARON BLANCHARD v. RONALD BLANCHARD
2016 ME 139 BCD-15-470
9/1/2016 DAVID L. SAVELL v. MICHAEL A. DUDDY et al.

August 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 138 PEN-15-440
8/30/2016 FREDERICK B. LINCOLN et al. v. HAROLD BURBANK II et al.
2016 ME 137 CUM-15-319
8/30/2016 IN RE ALIJAH K.
2016 ME 136 BCD-15-103
8/16/2016 DONALD PETRIN et al. v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH
2016 ME 135 AND-15-147
8/16/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ALI M. MAHMOUD
2016 ME 134 PEN-15-315
8/16/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ROXANNE JESKEY
2016 ME 133 SOM-15-589
8/16/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL D. FIGUEROA
2016 ME 132 CUM-15-559
8/16/2016 ESTATE OF BARBARA M. FROST
2016 ME 131 KEN-15-234
8/16/2016 DRILLING & BLASTING ROCK SPECIALISTS, INC. v. PAUL RHEAUME
2016 ME 130 FRA-15-506
8/16/2016 KYLE DIETRICH v. HILARY A. DIETRICH
2016 ME 129 AND-15-454
8/11/2016 ESTATE OF PAUL GAGNON
2016 ME 128 WAL-16-46
8/11/2016 KRISTIN (HANSON) HUTT v. TODD HANSON
2016 ME 127 YOR-16-20
8/11/2016 GAURDIANSHIP OF MARVILINE LUNEAU
2016 ME 126 KEN-15-519
8/11/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. FRANKLIN F. ARBOUR JR.
2016 ME 125 ARO-16-12
8/9/2016 IN RE MAGDALENA F. et al.
2016 ME 124 YOR-15-432
8/9/2016 SANDRA BASTILLE v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2016 ME 123 KEN-15-534
8/4/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER T. KNIGHT
2016 ME 122 KNO-15-505
8/2/2016 JORGE A. TORRES v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2016 ME 121 PEN-15-555
8/2/2016 DAY'S AUTO BODY, INC. v. TOWN OF MEDWAY et al.

July 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 120 AND-15-120
7/28/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CRYSTAL PALMER
2016 ME 119 ARO-15-269
7/28/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN W. CARTON; STATE OF MAINE v. MICAH CARTON
2016 ME 118 YOR-15-448
7/26/2016 OCEAN COMMUNITIES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION v. GUY R. ROBERGE et al.
2016 ME 117 YOR-15-458
7/26/2016 AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK FSB v. DIANE DEERING
2016 ME 116 JUD-14-1
7/21/2016 IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT M.A. NADEAU
2016 ME 115 KEN-15-625
7/21/2016 ROBERT D. ROSSIGNOL v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2016 ME 114 CUM-14-531
7/19/2016 CEDAR BEACH/CEDAR ISLAND SUPPORTERS, INC. et al. v. GABLES REAL ESTATE LLC
2016 ME 113 AND-15-586
7/19/2016 IN RE ADDEN B.
2016 ME 112 CUM-15-429
7/14/2016 STEPHEN CUSHING v. ANN CUSHING
2016 ME 111 CUM-15-377
7/14/2016 XPRESS NATURAL GAS, LLC v. CATE STREET CAPITAL, INC. et al.
2016 ME 110 YOR-15-433
7/14/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DEREK S. POULIN
2016 ME 109 SOM-15-11
7/14/2016 ALBERTA GRAF v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPNAY
2016 ME 108 KEN-15-281
7/12/2016 ESTATE OF DENNIS R. KAY v. ESTATE OF DOUGLAS J. WIGGINS et al.
2016 ME 107 CUM-15-60
7/12/2016 DANIELLE SULLIVAN v. ST. JOSEPH'S REHABILITATION AND RESIDENCE et al.
2016 ME 106 CUM-15-566
7/12/2016 IN RE ALIYAH M.
2016 ME 105 KEN-15-572
7/12/2016 SARAH E. CHENEY v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
2016 ME 104 KEN-15-339
7/12/2016 MARC G. MOSHER v. STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION
2016 ME 103 LIN-15-369
7/12/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES R. SIMMONS; STATE OF MAINE v. FREDERICK A. CAMPBELL
2016 ME 102 PEN-15-414
7/12/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. RANDALL DALUZ
2016 ME 101 KNO-15-375
7/7/2016 CAMDEN NATIONAL BANK v. ILENE F. WEINTRAUB et al.
2016 ME 100 CUM-15-67
7/7/2016 ESTATE OF LOIS W. SMITH et al. v. TIMOTHY SALVESEN
2016 ME 99 CUM-15-484
7/7/2016 GUARDIANSHIP OF HAROLD SANDERS
2016 ME 98 OXF-15-463
7/7/2016 KATE T. (GOROSHIN) MCCARTHY v. IGOR GOROSHIN
2016 ME 97 CUM-15-525
7/5/2016 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC v. TIMONTHY E. HALFACRE

June 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 96 HAN-15-412
6/30/2016 LOIS YOUNG v. JOSEPH LAGASSE et al.
2016 ME 95 LIN-15-468
6/28/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN E. SASSO
2016 ME 94 YOR-15-351
6/28/2016 ROBERT M. COTE v. DONALD R. COTE et al.
2016 ME 93 LIN-15-468
6/21/2016 ERIN (WALLACE) LITTLE v. STEPHEN W. WALLACE
2016 ME 92 WAL-15-384
6/21/2016 ESTATE OF JOHN W. GILBERT
2016 ME 91 KEN-15-395
6/14/2016 SARA J.T. BEHR v. MAINE PUBLIC EMPOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
2016 ME 90 CUM-15-296
6/9/2016 ESTATE OF JEANNE S. REED
2016 ME 89 KNO-15-288
6/7/2016 OSPREY FAMILY TRUST v. TOWN OF OWLS HEAD et al.
2016 ME 88 CUM-15-298
6/7/2016 ESTATE OF STEVEN SUMMERS et al. v. GREGORY NISBET
2016 ME 87 ARO-15-340
6/7/2016 RICHARD L. MARSTON v. ARMONDE C. MARSTON
2016 ME 86 CUM-15-459
6/7/2016 SELCUK KARAMANOGLU v. CATHERINE (KARAMANOGLU) GOURLAOUEN
2016 ME 85 BCD-15-404
6/7/2016 PATRICIA GRANT et al. v. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC et al.
2016 ME 84 KEN-15-445
6/7/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. APRIL M. DUPONT
2016 ME 83 WAS-15-56
6/7/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. KENNETH FRISBEE
2016 ME 82 WAS-15-353
6/2/2016 IN RE NICHOLAS S. et al.

May 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 81 KEN-15-510
5/31/2016 ADOPTION OF PRISCILLA D.
2016 ME 80 CUM-15-461
5/26/2016 GUARDIANSHIP OF HAILEY M.
2016 ME 79 KEN-14-551
5/26/2016 LOUISE DORR v. SARAH WOODARD
2016 ME 78 CUM-15-292
5/26/2016 TODD A. KILBORN v. NICOLE CAREY et al.
2016 ME 77 HAN-15-100
5/26/2016 JENNA GORDIUS v. RANDALL G. KELLY et al.
2016 ME 76 HAN-15-126
5/26/2016; corrected June 2, 2016 DANIEL J. MCLEOD v. LOUISE M. MACUL
2016 ME 75 CUM-15-294
5/24/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. MERRILL KIMBALL
2016 ME 74 HAN-15-95
5/19/2016 TERRENCE E. PINKHAM v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2016 ME 73 PEN-15-228
5/17/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. TRACY DORWEILER
2016 ME 72 PEN-15-243
5/17/2016 LISA-MARIE SEGER v. KARLA NASON
2016 ME 71 PUC-15-89
5/12/2016 BRUCE D. TAYLOR et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2016 ME 70 KEN-15-266
5/10/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID BRADLEY
2016 ME 69 CUM-15-308
5/10/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAELA C. DAVENPORT
2016 ME 68 BCD-15-287
5/10/2016 NATHALIE TAFT ANDREWS et al. v. SHEEPSCOT ISLAND COMPANY
2016 ME 67 PEN-15-232
5/5/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ERICA J. WALLACE PARKIN
2016 ME 67 PEN-15-232
5/5/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. ERICA J. WALLACE PARKIN
2016 ME 66 KNO-14-541
5/3/2016 ADOPTION OF LIAM O.
2016 ME 65 PEN-15-310
5/3/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID L. VIOLETTE

April 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 64 PEN-15-258
4/28/2016 ESTATE OF STEVEN L. LAKE
2016 ME 63 CUM-15-286
4/26/2016 JENNIFER A. KILTON v. DARIN W. KILTON
2016 ME 62 CUM-15-159
4/21/2016 CHADWICK-BaROSS, INC. v. CITY OF WESTBROOK
2016 ME 61 ARO-15-189
4/21/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CARTER McBREAIRTY
2016 ME 60 AND-15-260
4/21/2016 KEVIN F. STRONG v. REBECCA M. BRAKELEY et al.
2016 ME 59 YOR-15-37
4/21/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DALE M. PINKHAM SR.
2016 ME 58 OXF-15-373
4/14/2016 BENJAMIN L. YAP v. ALYSSA L. VINTON
2016 ME 57 CUM-15-200
4/14/2016 MAINERS FOR FAIR BEAR HUNTING et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE et al.
2016 ME 56 YOR-15-219
4/14/2016 JOHN E. DESCHENES v. CITY OF SANFORD
2016 ME 55 KEN-14-545
4/12/2016 CHARLES D. WARDWELL v. JOHN R. DUGGINS et al.
2016 ME 54 CUM-14-415
4/12/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. MOSES KING
2016 ME 53 SAG-14-471
4/12/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. GERALD B. KENNEDY
2016 ME 52 YOR-15-238
4/12/2016 GUARDIANSHIP OF AUBREE THAYER
2016 ME 51 SAG-15-54
4/12/2016 SUZAN M. COLLINS v. RICHARD W. COLLINS
2016 ME 50 PEN-15-237
4/7/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. KYLE J. DUBE
2016 ME 49 LIN-15-196
4/5/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. HERBERT R. SIMMONS SR.

March 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 48 PEN-15-82
3/31/2016 DARLING'S AUTO MALL v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC
2016 ME 47 CUM-15-262
3/31/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. HOLLY MORRISON
2016 ME 46 KEN-15-32
3/31/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CRYSTAL HODSDON
2016 ME 45 WCB-15-166
3/31/2016 BRENDA L. FREEDOM v. NEWPAGE CORPORATION et al.
2016 ME 44 CUM-15-192
3/29/2016 R. BRUCE MONTGOMERY et al. v. EATON PEABODY, LLP et al.
2016 ME 43 YOR-15-188
3/24/2016 JAMES A. EHRET v. DEBORAH B. EHRET
2016 ME 42 KEN-15-137
3/22/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. BETHMARIE RETAMOZZO
2016 ME 41 CUM-15-207
3/10/2016 ARTHUR MURDOCK v. MARTIN THORNE et al.
2016 ME 40 KEN-14-491
3/8/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. DESIRAY A. POULIN
2016 ME 39 CUM-14-369
3/8/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. BRANDON C. HAYES
2016 ME 38 FRA-14-469
3/8/2016 TOWN OF CARTHAGE v. FRIENDS OF MAINE'S MOUNTAINS
2016 ME 37 PEN-15-205
3/1/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. LEANNA M. NORRIS
2016 ME 36 CUM-14-224
3/1/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JOSHUA R. NISBET
2016 ME 35 KNO-14-437
3/1/2016 BEVERLY A. GRAVISON et al. v. CALVERT M. FISHER et al.

February 2016



DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 34 BCD-15-30
2/23/2016 OCEANIC INN, INC. et al. v. SLOAN'S COVE, LLC
2016 ME 33 SOM-14-101
2/18/2016 SOMERSET COUNTY v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2016 ME 32 HAN-15-426
2/18/2016 IN RE DAPHNE
2016 ME 31 SAG-15-150
2/18/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN E. ARNDT
2016 ME 30 FRA-15-388
2/16/2016 IN RE AIDEN et al.
2016 ME 29 WAL-15-135
2/11/2016 GUARDIANSHIP OF ABIGAIL DOE et al.
2016 ME 28 KEN-15-29
2/11/2016 ESTATE OF PAUL R. GALIPEAU v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
2016 ME 27 KNO-14-542
2/9/2016 SUSAN E. BRYANT v. TOWN OF CAMDEN et al.
2016 ME 26 KEN-15-136
2/4/2016 FIDUCIARY TRUST CO. et al. v. MANCHESTER H. WHEELER JR.
2016 ME 25 WAL-14-533
2/4/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER SUDBURY

January 2016

DecisionDocket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2016 ME 23 SAG-15-123
1/28/2016 JULIE LOTHROP v. DOUG LOTHROP
2016 ME 22 KEN-15-180
1/26/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. TRAVIS L. LYON
2016 ME 21 CUM-15-48
1/26/2016 ELENA WECHSLER v. JOHN P. SIMPSON
2016 ME 20 WAS-15-6
1/26/2016 PHYLLIS BRADBURY et al. v. CITY OF EASTPORT et al.
2016 ME 19 PUC-15-20
1/26/2016 ED FRIEDMAN et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2016 ME 18 AND-15-93
1/26/2016 IN RE C.P. et al.
2016 ME 17 SAG-14-464
1/21/2016 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AEGIS ASSETT BACKED SECURITIES v. CHRISTOPHER J. CURIT et al.
2016 ME 16 YOR-15-26
1/21/2016 LINDA PENKUL v. TOWN OF LEBANON
2016 ME 15 YOR-15-231
1/19/2016 KEVIN DUBE v. LISA DUBE
2016 ME 14 SOM-14-374
1/19/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. HARVEY AUSTIN JR.
2016 ME 13 BCD-15-94
1/14/2016 HUGHES BROS., INC. v. TOWN OF EDDINGTON
2016 ME 12 CUM-14-510
1/14/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. JASON J. WEAVER
2016 ME 11 CUM-15-104
1/14/2016 WARREN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC v. LESLIE REIS et al.
2016 ME 10 HAN-14-534
1/14/2016 THE BANK OF NEW YORK v. JOHN B. DYER et al.
2016 ME 9 KNO-14-424
1/14/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES R. BLACK
2016 ME 8 PEN-15-197
1/14/2016 CASEY (CAVAGNARO) HAMLIN v. JASON T. CAVAGNARO
2016 ME 7 KEN-15-15
1/14/2016 JONATHAN DAY v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
2016 ME 6 ARO-15-211
1/12/2016 SAMANTHA RAMELLI v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
2016 ME 5 AND-15-121
1/12/2016 STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD E. MURPHY
2016 ME 4 HAN-15-215
1/12/2016 BARBARA A. (MACOMBER) HERO v. JOSEPH O. MACOMBER
2016 ME 3 YOR-15-323
1/12/16 CAROLYN H. DUMAS v. IAN D. MILOTTE
2016 ME 2 PIS-15-259
1/12/16 IN RE G.T. et al.
2016 ME 1 CUM-15-43
1/7/15 IN RE M.E.



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