Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2019 Decisions


January 2019
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December 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 179 CUM-19-39
12/30/19 KATHLEEN WAUGH v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE LLC et al.
2019 ME 178 FRA-19-276
12/30/19 IN RE CHILD OF VANESSA G.
2019 ME 177 CUM-19-295
12/30/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF TROY P.
2019 ME 176 YOR-18-513
12/30/19 DARREN JOHNSON v. YORK HOSPITAL
2019 ME 175 BCD-18-358
12/30/19 FORTNEY & WEYGANDT, INC. v. LEWISTON DMEP IX, LLC et al.
2019 ME 174 CUM-19-248
12/30/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF DANIELLE M.
2019 ME 173 HAN-19-326
12/23/19 IN RE CHILD OS CHARLENE F.
2019 ME 172 CUM-19-73
12/23/19 KENYON C. BOLTON III et al. v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH
2019 ME 171 WAL-19-101
12/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW M. SOUSA
2019 ME 170 CUM-19-5
12/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. BRANDON J. COLEMAN
2019 ME 169 PEN-18-401
12/19/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ANTOINNE BETHEA
2019 ME 168 BCD-19-12
12/19/19 JAMES BLANCHARD et al. v. TOWN OF BAR HARBOR
2019 ME 167 KEN-19-291
12/19/19 IN RE CHILD OF NICHOLE W.
2019 ME 166 STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD J. THURLOW
12/17/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD J. THURLOW
2019 ME 165 YOR-19-213
12/12/19 IN RE CHILD OF REBECCA R.
2019 ME 164 FRA-19-140; SRP-19-143
12/10/19 STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES E. SWEENEY
2019 ME 163 CUM-19-190
12/10/19 ELWOOD L. FOX v. KAREN A. FOX
2019 ME 162 CUM-19-250
12/10/19 IN RE CHILD OF SHERRI V.
2019 ME 161 PEN-19-241
12/10/19 IN RE INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF S.
2019 ME 160 KEN-19-94
12/5/19 SHAWN A. GRANT v. TOWN OF BELGRADE
November 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 159 KNO-19-158
11/26/19 KATHLEEN FLANDERS v. FERN R. GORDON
2019 ME 158 HAN-18-471
11/26/19 SEAN C. CLARK et al. v. BETH M. CLARK
2019 ME 157 CUM-18-485
11/7/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID W. MARBLE JR.
October 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 156 YOR-18-463
10/31/19 MANON COTE et al. v. ROGER VALLEE et al.
2019 ME 155 CUM-19-131
10/31/19 CORY M. KELLEY v. LAURA E. MCKEE
2019 ME 154 ARO-19-162
10/31/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF TROY H.
2019 ME 153 YOR-19-63
10/24/19 NATIONAL WRECKER, INC. v. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
2019 ME 152 YOR-19-54 AND YOR-19-183
10/22/19 IN RE CHILD OF NICHOLAS P.
2019 ME 151 YOR-18-251
10/3/19 ROBERT F. ALMERDER et al. v. TOWN OF KENNEBUNKPORT at al.
2019 ME 150 PEN-18-158
10/1/19 BEAL BANK USA v. NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2019 ME 149 AND-19-128
10/1/19 IN RE CHILD OF OLIVIA F.
September 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 148 WAS-19-53
9/26/19 STATE OF MAINE v. MARK J. LIPSKI
2019 ME 147 SOM-19-152
9/17/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN W.
2019 ME 146 YOR-19-147
9/17/19 IN RE CHILD OF KATHERINE C.
2019 ME 145 PEN-18-481
8/29/19 STATE OF MAINE v. LARRY F. COSTON II
2019 ME 144 KNO-19-88
9/17/19 STEVE ANCTIL v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2019 ME 143 YOR-19-57
9/10/19 JAMES A. SULIKOWSKI v. SANDRA L. SULIKOWSKI
2019 ME 142 HAN-19-62
9/5/19 ARTHUR J. GREIF v. INDEPENDENT FABRICATION, INC.
August 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 141 PEN-18-481
8/29/19 STATE OF MAINE v. LARRY F. COSTON II
2019 ME 140 KNO-18-220
8/29/19 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL J. WARNER II
2019 ME 139 YOR-18-512
8/20/19 ANN SALERNO v. SPECTRUM MEDICAL GROUP, P.A.
2019 ME 138 yor-18-299
8/20/19 STATE OF MAINE v. PETER L. ROBBINS
2019 ME 137 KEN-18-525
8/20/19 BLUE SKY WEST, LL v. MAINE REVENUE SERVICES et al.
2019 ME 136 CUM-19-16
8/15/19 BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR v. SETH T. CAREY
2019 ME 135 KNO-18-340
8/15/19 RICHARD TRANFIELD et al. v. PATRICIA ARCUNI-ENGLISH
2019 ME 134 ARO-19-74
8/15/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF DANIELLE H.
2019 ME 133 HAN-19-77
8/6/19 NANCY BERGIN v DANIEL BERGEN
2019 ME 132 FRA-18-444
8/6/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ROSS S. ADAMS
2019 ME 131 cum-18-434
8/6/19 STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN CAREY
2019 ME 130 CUM-18-447
8/6/19 rEVISED 9/20/19 LESLIE S. FISSMER ET AL. v. DAVID D. SMITH et al.
2019 ME 129 YOR-18-461
8/6/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF MEAGAN C.
2019 ME 128 KEN-18-385
8/6/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD F. RUTHERFORD
2019 ME 127 cum-19-52
8/6/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF PHILIP M.
2019 ME 126 yor-18-27
8/6/19 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER TODD HALL
2019 ME 125 KEN-18-475
8/1/19 MRS RECYCLING LLC, et al. v. WEEKS & HUTCHINES, LLC et al.
July 2019

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Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 124 BCD-18-219
7/30/19 PAMELA A. DENUTTE v. U.S. BANK, N.A.
2019 ME 123 YOR-19-108
7/30/19 IN RE CHILD OF SCOTT A.
2019 ME 122 yor-18-509
7/30/19 MARK BELLIVEAU v. JANET WHELAN
2019 ME 121 CUM-19-106
7/25/19 IN RE CHILD OF WALTER C.
2019 ME 120 SOM-19-66
7/25/19 IN RE CHILD OF NATHANIEL B.
2019 ME 119 KEN-19-75
7/25/19 IN RE CHILD OF REBECCA J.
2019 ME 118 CUM-19-10
7/23/19 GUARDIANSHIP OF DONOVAN C.
2019 ME 117 KEN-18-306
7/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. AUBREY ARMSTRONG
2019 ME 116 ARO-17-539
7/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. REGINALD J. DOBBINS JR.
2019 ME 115 YOR-18-518
7/18/19 THORNTON ACADEMY et al. v. REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 21 et al.
2019 ME 114 KEN-18-487
7/18/19 FITZGERALD CARRYL v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2019 ME 113 CUM-18-432
7/18/19 ROBERT GOGUEN v. JON HADDOW
2019 ME 112 OXF-18-421
7/16/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ZACHARIAH J. PELLETIER
2019 ME 111 WAS-18-28
7/11/19 NANCY J. McCANDLESS v. JOHN RAMSEY et al.
2019 ME 110 PEN-19-13
7/11/19 IN RE CHILD OF LACY H.
2019 ME 109 KEN-18-479
7/11/19 JANE DOE v. GLEN PLOURDE
2019 ME 108 CUM-19-67
7/11/19 IN RE CHILD OF HALEY L.
2019 ME 107 KEN-18-470
7/9/19 IN RE CHILD OF SHAINA T.
2019 ME 106 OXF-19-79
7/9/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF MATTHEW G.
2019 ME 105 WAL-18-337
7/9/19 STATE OF MAINE v. VICTORIA SCOTT
2019 ME 104 YOR-18-362
7/9/19 TOWN OF ARUNDEL et al. v. DUBOS LIVERSTOCK, et al.
2019 ME 103 SOM-19-83
7/2/19 IN RE CHILD OF AMEY W.
2019 ME 102 KEN-19-65
7/2/19 IN RE CHILD OF SCOTT L.
June 2019



Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 101 SOM-19-6
6/27/19 PAUL SCHAFER v. MELEAH SCHAFER
2019 ME 100 PIS-18-417
6/20/19 STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY D. CURTIS
2019 ME 99 CUM-18-394
6/18/19 IGNACIO D. ROQUE v. STATE OF MAINE
2019 ME 98 FRA-17-12
6/18/19 STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN M. O'DONNELL
2019 ME 97 CUM-18-369
6/18/19 STATE OF MAINE v. BURTON B. HAGAR
2019 ME 96 YOR-18-407
6/13/19 FIRST FINANCIAL, INC. v. PETER E. MORRISON et al.
2019 ME 95 AND-18-508
6/11/19 IN RE CHILD OF SHANNON S.
2019 ME 94 CUM-18-515
6/11/19 IN RE CHILD OF RAUL R.
2019 ME 93 CUM-18-477
6/11/19 IN RE CHILD OF DAWN B.
2019 ME 92 ARO-18-172
6/11/19 STATE OF MAINE v. FABIEN A. PELLETIER
2019 ME 91 CUM-18-437
6/11/19 BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR v. JEFFREY P. WHITE
2019 ME 90 CUM-18-58
6/6/19 PACKGEN, INC. v. BERNSTEIN, SHUR, SAWYER 7 NELSON, P.A.
2019 ME 89 YOR-18-287
6/6/19 KATHY J. BANKS v. PATRICK R. LEARY
2019 ME 89 YOR-18-287
6/6/19 KATHY J. BANKS v. PATRICK R. LEARY
2019 ME 88 PEN-18-456
6/4/19 WILLIAM F. GALLAGHER v. PENOBSCOT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE et al.
2019 ME 87 CUM-18-252
6/4/19 TUCKER J. CIANCHETTE et al. v. PEGGY A. CIANCHETTE et al.
2019 ME 86 CUM-18-365
6/4/19 CAPE SHORE HOUSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION et al. v. TOWN OF CAPE ELIZABETH et al.

May 2019


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 85 CUM-18-490
5/30/19 MARK C. KLEIN v. JESSICA A. (DEMERS) KLEIN
2019 ME 84 PEN-18-283
5/30/19 MICHAEL D. HOLMES ET AL. v. EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER et al.
2019 ME 83 KEN-18-354
5/30/19 STATE OF MAINE V. ARNO A. BITTUES
2019 ME 82 SRP-17-364
5/30/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ANTHONY LORD
2019 ME 81 KEN-18-56
5/28/19 STATE OF MAINE v. TERRENCE N. TOWNES
2019 ME 80 CUM-18-418
5/28/19 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART v. ANNEMARIE GERMAIN
2019 ME 79 PEN-18-11
5/23/19 JAY K. GOULD v. STATE OF MAINE
2019 ME 78 CUM-18-325
5/21/19 JASON YOUNG v. TONI M. KING
2019 ME 77 CUM-18-288
5/21/19 SYDNEY A. TERMPRSHUIZEN et al. v. SPURWINK SERVICES, INC.
2019 ME 76 KEN-18-384
5/21/19 IN RE CHILD OF REBECCA J.
2019 ME 75 ARO-18-295
5/21/19 STATE OF MAINE v. BRUCE OUELLETTE
2019 ME 74 AND-18-311
5/21/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ABDIAZIZ HUSSEIN
2019 ME 73 WAS-18-180
5/21/19 IN RE CHILD OF RADIENCE K.
2019 ME 72 ARO-18-257
5/21/19 JONATHAN A. PETGRAVE v. STATE OF MAINE
2019 ME 71 YOR-18-443
5/14/19 LISA ROALSVIK v. BRETT COMACK
2019 ME 70 SOM-18-489
5/14/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF JESSICA D.
2019 ME 69 PEN-18-427
5/9/19 JOSEFINE BAHN v. MARK SMALL
2019 ME 68 HAN-18-451
5/9/19 IN RE CHILD OF SHAYLA S.
2019 ME 67 CUM-18-466
5/9/19 IN RE CHILD OF CARL D.
2019 ME 66 PEN-18-426
5/7/19 IN RE CHILD OF ERICA H.
2019 ME 65 CUM-18-386
5/7/19 IN RE CHILD OF DANIELLE F.
2019 ME 64 SOM-18-364
5/2/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF ANTHONY N.
2019 ME 63 CUM-18-478
5/2/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF MELISSA S.


April 2019



Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 62 CUM-18-422
4/30/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF ANTHONY L.
2019 ME 61 KEN-18-191
4/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. CADE H. AYOTTE
2019 ME 60 SOM-18-194
4/23/19 STATE OF MAINE v. LUC W. TIEMAN
2019 ME 59 KEN-18-436
4/18/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF BETHMARIE R.
2019 ME 58 OXF-18-294
4/16/19 STATE OF MAINE v. MATTHEW C. REED-HANSEN
2019 ME 57 CUM-18-347
4/16/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF CHRISTINE A.
2019 ME 56 PEN-18-441
4/16/19 IN RE CHILD OF PETER T.
2019 ME 55 WAL-18-34
4/11/19 ESTATE OF JOHN W. GILBERT
2019 ME 54 OXF-18-248
4/11/19 MICHAEL A. LEE v. TOWN OF DENMARK
2019 ME 53 WAL-18-267
4/11/19 LAURIE ALLEN v. MARK RAE
2019 ME 52 HAN-18-366
4/9/19 IN RE CHILD OF MEGAN D.
2019 ME 51 CUM-18-292
4/4/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL B. TUCCI SR. et al.
2019 ME 50 BCD-18-245
4/4/19 KIMBERLY B. SCOTT et al. v. FALL LINE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
2019 ME 49 PEN-18-189
4/4/19 STATE OF MAINE v. AMANDA BENNETT-ROBERSON
2019 ME 48 KNO-18-240
4/4/19 EDWARD J. HARSHMAN v. SHEILA C. HARSHMAN

March 2019




Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 47 AND-18-84
3/28/19 BARTOLO P. FORD v. STATE OF MAINE
2019 ME 46 PEN-18-195
3/28/19 STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN ROBINSON
2019 ME 45 WAS-17-142
3/28/19 KENNETH W. ROSS et al. v. ACADIAN SEAPLANTS, LTD.
2019 ME 44 AND-18-275
3/26/19 STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL G. CUNNEEN
2019 ME 43 AND-18-181
3/26/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DWAIN A. SYKES
2019 ME 42 AND-18-313
3/14/19 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB v. MATTHEWJ. NEEDHAM et al.
2019 ME 41 AND-17-553
3/14/19 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID T. BROWN
2019 ME 40 CUM-18-412
3/12/19 JOHN C. McGARVEY v. SUSAN L. McGARVEY
2019 ME 39 PEN-18-402
3/12/19 IN RE CHILD OF AMANDA H.
2019 ME 38 PEN-18-10
3/12/19 ROBBIE M. NASON v. TIMOTHY PRUCHNIC et al.
2019 ME 37 LIN-18-61
3/7/19 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN M. BURBANK
2019 ME 36 KEN-18-318
3/7/19 DANIEL R. LAWSON v. DEBBY WILLIS
2019 ME 35 PEN-18-23
3/5/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT HANSLEY
2019 ME 34 ARO-18-392
3/5/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF TIYONIE R.
2019 ME 33 KEN-17-518
3/5/19 STATE OF MAINE v. ARTHUR J. JONES
2019 ME 32 YOR-18-237
3/5/19 DONALD G. DURKIN v. JOYCE L. DURKIN

February 2019



Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 31 SOM-18-376
2/28/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF CHRISTOPHER S.
2019 ME 30 PEN-18-258
2/26/19 STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY A. COOKSON
2019 ME 29 YOR-18-213
2/26/19 DANIEL RAPOSA JR. et al. v. TOWN OF YORK et al.
2019 ME 28 PEN-18-170
2/21/19 STATE OF MAINE v. PHILIP S. FOURNIER
2019 ME 27 WAL-18-197
2/21/19 JACOB BERRY v. MAINESTREAM FINANCE
2019 ME 26 CUM-18-98
2/21/19 HEARTS WITH HAITI, INC. et al. v. PAUL KENRICK
2019 ME 25 CUM-18-278
2/14/19 PETITION OF EDWIN R. JONAS III FOR REINSTATEMENT TO THE BAR OF THE STATE OF MAINE
2019 ME 24 CUM-18-9; CUM-18-12
2/14/19 ADOPTION OF RIAHLEIGH M. and ADOPTION OF MYANNAN D.
2019 ME 23 LIN-18-38
2/12/19 GUARDIANSHIP OF PATRICIA S.
2019 ME 22 WAL-18-314
2/12/19 ADOPTION OF IVAN M.
2019 ME 21 YOR-18-147
2/12/19 MARCEL DUBOIS et al. v. TOWN OF ARUNDEL et al.

January 2019

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2019 ME 20 HAN-18-350
2/5/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF TRAVIS G.
2019 ME 19 YOR-18-115
1/29/19 ERIC V. WARNQUIST et al. v. STATE TAX ASSESOR
2019 ME 18 HAN-18-196
1/29/19 JOHN SWEET II v. CARL E. BREIVOGEL et al.
2019 ME 17 SOM-18-217
1/29/19 SHERWOOD ASSOCIATES LP v. OLANIAN JACKSON
2019 ME 16 AND-18-55
1/29/19 STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER W. ROY
2019 ME 15 SOM-18-271
1/29/19 IN RE CHILD OF BRADFORD W.
2019 ME 14 AND-18-198
1/24/19 IN RE CHILD OF JONATHAN D.
2019 ME 13 YOR-18-309
1/24/19 IN RE CHILD OF NICHOLAS G.
2019 ME 12 YOR-18-211
1/24/19 YORK COUNTY et al. v. PROPERTYINFO CORPORATION INC.
2019 ME 11 AND-18-74
1/24/19 TANYA J. MCMAHON v. CHRISTOPHER P. MACMAHON
2019 ME 10 PEN-18-13
1/24/19 STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS FERGUSON
2019 ME 9 SOM-18-302
1/24/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF CRYSTAL G.
2019 ME 8 PEN-17-549
1/22/19 ERIC RING v. DANIEL LEIGHTON v. CLINTON McGAW
2019 ME 7 KEN-18-152
1/17/19 STATE OF MAINE v. WENDY L. GAGNE
2019 ME 6 KEN-18-6
1/15/19 STATE OF MAINE v. TODD J. PERKINS
2019 ME 5 WAL-18-204
1/15/19 DANIELLE N. (HASHEY) CASHMAN v. JAISON W. (HASHEY) ROBERTSON
2019 ME 4 CUM-18-202
1/10/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF COREY W.
2019 ME 3 YOR-18-103
1/8/19 LITTLEBROOK AIRPARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v. SWEET PEAS, LLC et al.
2019 ME 2 WAS-18-232
1/3/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF MARY J.
2019 ME 1 CUM-18-178
1/3/19 IN RE CHILDREN OF SHIRLEY T.



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