Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1997 Memoranda of Decision

December 1997
November 1997
October 1997
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August 1997
July 1997
June 1997
May 1997
April 1997
March 1997
February 1997
January 1997


December 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-176HAN-97-7112/31/97IN RE MORGAN C.
Mem 97-175WCB-96-49812/31/97ADRIENNE OSMER v. WABAN PROJECTS, INC.
Mem 97-174CUM-97-31312/30/97STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH M. DeIULIO, III
Mem 97-173PEN-97-32312/22/97STATE OF MAINE v. PAMELA FOSHEE
Mem 97-172HAN-97-20812/22/97BENJAMIN JEFFRIES v. CARY HOLLAND
Mem 97-171CUM-96-76812/22/97STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY W. HANSON
Mem 97-170PEN-95-50012/22/97STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW NOVAK
Mem 97-169PEN-97-17912/17/97BRUCE TORREY v. PATRONS OXFORD MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Mem 97-168ARO-96-710 ARO-97-4912/16/97STATE OF MAINE v. REGINALD MICHAUD
Mem 97-167PEN-97-29512/15/97IN RE RANDY C.
Mem 97-166PEN-97-24912/15/97IN RE AUSTIN S.
Mem 97-165KEN-97-16512/12/97DIANNA YATES v. CATHERINE TOBIN
Mem 97-164CUM-96-45912/12/97STATE OF MAINE v. PETITPAS


November 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-163CUM-96-51811/26/97STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD FONTE
Mem 97-162YOR-96-78111/24/97STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD BAKER
Mem 97-161AND-97-10311/24/97IN RE ANTHONY R., JR.
Mem 97-160PEN-97-8111/24/97STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE FINKELSTEIN
Mem 97-159ARO-96-82511/24/97STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY DOUCETTE
Mem 97-158KEN-97-18111/19/97STATE OF MAINE v. RAYMOND J. POOLER, III
Mem 97-157PEN-97-811/7/97KENNETH DONOVAN v. ROBERT ALLEN d/b/a/ BRADFORD AUTO SALES
Mem 97-156PEN-97-14411/6/97IN RE RAKEL B.
Mem 97-155PEN-96-77411/3/97STATE OF MAINE v. LOU GOULD


October 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-154AND-96-82410/30/97IN RE KIMBERLY S.
Mem 97-153PIS-96-70610/29/97STATE OF MAINE v. BADGER
Mem 97-152WAS-96-53310/22/97DANIEL L. HARRINGTON v. WENDELL G. SMALL
Mem 97-151CUM-97-14910/21/97IN RE JOSHUA B.
Mem 97-150PEN-95-29710/21/97STATE OF MAINE v. PETER FULLER
Mem 97-149CUM-96-74310/21/97STATE OF MAINE v. KENNETH SPRAGUE
Mem 97-148SOM-97-8010/20/97IN RE AALIYAH K.
Mem 97-147KEN-97-4110/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY S. FOX
Mem 97-146YOR-96-77510/20/97SCOTT BROWN v. RODNEY BROWN
Mem 97-145YOR-97-7210/2/97STATE OF MAINE v. ADRIEN FOURNIER
Mem 97-144OXF-97-5810/2/97STATE OF MAINE v. GREGORY CABOT
Mem 97-143PEN-97-1610/2/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD C. GAGNE
Mem 97-142PEN-97-4510/2/97STATE OF MAINE v.GARY WOZNEAK
Mem 97-141CUM-96-84910/2/97SALLY WYMAN v. STEVEN BEAULIEU
Mem 97-140SAG-96-47810/1/97STATE OF MAINE v. LEWIS PALMER, III


September 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-139AND-96-8219/25/97IN RE ZACHARY N.
Mem 97-138KEN-97-159/19/97IN RE KARRIE K
Mem 97-137PEN-96-5329/18/97IN RE KERI R.
Mem 97-136CUM-96-5789/17/97STATE OF MAINE v. THOR SINCLAIR


August 1997
No decisions issued this month


July 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-135CUM-96-5517/24/97STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY HANSON
Mem 97-134HAN-96-5507/22/97STATE OF MAINE v. NOREEN FOLSOM
Mem 97-133PEN-96-7917/9/97In Re STARLYNN O.
Mem 97-132PEN-96-5857/9/97STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT MODERY, JR.
Mem 97-131HAN-96-8527/9/97STATE OF MAINE v. BERNARD A. CASTINO
Mem 97-130HAN-96-7397/9/97DIANA DOIRON v. RONALD DOIRON
Mem 97-129CUM-96-5467/9/97JACQUELINE SORENSON v. GARY SIDELINGER
Mem 97-128CUM-96-4097/7/97STATE OF MAINE v. LOUIS J. SPRAGUE
Mem 97-127PEN-96-7337/7/97STATE OF MAINE v. LOUIS J. SPRAGUE
Mem 97-126CUM-96-8137/8/97STATE OF MAINE v. DONATO COLELLO
Mem 97-125PEN-96-7487/8/97VIOLA St. PIERRE v. SHOP RITE SUPERMARKETS, INC.
Mem 97-124PEN--96-5967/8/97In Re JUSTIN V.
Mem 97-123KEN-96-3127/3/97JANET D. FARNSWORTH v. ELECTROLUX CORPORATION
Mem 97-122PEN-96-7057/2/97In Re AMANDA I.
Mem 97-121KEN-97-437/2/97MSEA, SEIU LOCAL 1989 v. MAINE VETERANS HOMES


June 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-120KEN-96-8406/30/97STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES L. BRYANT
Mem 97-119PEN-96-7226/30/97STATE OF MAINE v. GARY ATTEAN
Mem 97-118KEN-96-7316/27/97RICHARD PUSHARD, SR. v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Mem 97-117WAL-96-4766/27/97STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN GAGNON
Mem 97-116CUM-96-4316/27/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD EARLES
Mem 97-115AND-96-6846/26/97AARON S. WHITE v. SECRETARY OF STATE
Mem 97-114FRA-96-6376/26/97CHRISTIE A. LYONS v. ANTHONY J. LYONS
Mem 97-113YOR-96-5556/26/97THERESA ALVAREZ v. CITY OF BIDDEFORD
Mem 97-112CUM-96-8086/26/97STATE OF MAINE v. MARK S. MORIN
Mem 97-111YOR-96-7506/25/97WILLIAM LABIER v. MONIQUE CHAMBERLAIN
Mem 97-110PIS-96-7806/25/97ROBERT MOSSOR v. TOWN OF MILO
Mem 97-109AND-97-646/25/97STATE OF MAINE v. SHAWN SMITH
Mem 97-108SOM-96-1086/25/97STATE OF MAINE v. WAYNE JOHNSON
Mem 97-107SOM-95-5626/24/97CHARLES S. McINTYRE, SR. v. COTTLE'S SHOP 'N SAVE
Mem 97-106AND-96-4636/18/97SARA HIGGINS v. JIHSHENG CORP
Mem 97-105SOM-96-3496/18/97STATE OF MAINE v. KEITH KOHLER
Mem 97-104CUM-97-286/18/97STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM A. HARRIS
Mem 97-103LIN-96-7426/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. TERRY L. ROSS
Mem 97-102CUM-96-6096/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. EARL BENNETT
Mem 97-101CUM-96-8446/3/97JOSEPH SOLEY v. CITY OF PORTLAND
Mem 97-100KEN-96-7896/3/97LEONARD C. MADDOCKS v. MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 97-99CUM-96-2886/2/97STATE OF MAINE v. TIMOTHY RICHARDS


May 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-98KEN-96-8015/30/97JOHN G. EVANOFF v. SECRETARY OF STATE
Mem 97-97KNO-96-5775/29/97STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES A. MYERS, JR.
Mem 97-96PEN-95-8165/28/97SANDRA J. NOYES v. LINWOOD W. NOYES
Mem 97-95CUM-96-8225/28/97FRED FITANIDES, JR. v. PRIME DISCOUNT SECURITIES, INC.
Mem 97-94PEN-95-7505/27/97STATE OF MAINE v. SANDRA KAZLASKAS
Mem 97-93PEN-96-5225/23/97STATE OF MAINE v. CRAIG C. SHEDD & DAVID E. BARTLETT
Mem 97-92SOM-96-7075/22/97TOWN OF FAIRFIELD v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mem 97-91WAS-96-6345/21/97FRANCIS HALLISSEY v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Mem 97-90CUM-96-8115/21/97STATE OF MAINE v. SHARON LaCHAPELLE
Mem 97-89PEN-96-6535/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER MELANSON
Mem 97-88PIS-96-6975/16/97DEBORAH TIBBETTS v. GEORGE TAM
Mem 97-87PEN-95-1335/14/97BRENDA VANDINE v. FLEET BANK OF MAINE
Mem 97-86CUM-96-7695/5/97PEOPLES HERITAGE SAVINGS BANK v. PAMELA A. WHITE
Mem 97-85AND-96-7045/5/97In re SHANOWAH W.
Mem 97-84AND-96-7585/2/97DAVID MILLS v. SECRETARY OF STATE
Mem 97-83YOR-96-5075/2/97FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION v. MARY ANN WADE, f/k/a Mary Ann Carpenter
Mem 97-82KEN-95-7915/1/97STATE v. ROBERT W. LONARDO
Mem 97-81SOM-96-4845/1/97KEVIN J. COLLINS v. SALLY A. TEMPLIN


April 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-80SAG-96-4144/30/97IN RE COLBY H.
Mem 97-79AND-96-7574/30/97STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID K. HARVEY
Mem 97-78FRA-96-6184/29/97STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT PERKINS THAYER
Mem 97-77KNO-96-3644/24/97STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL P. GORDON
Mem 97-76WAS-96-6434/22/97JANE POTTER v. WAYNE POTTER
Mem 97-75PEN-96-5154/22/97STATE OF MAINE v. CECIL GALLAGHER
Mem 97-74SOM-96-6744/17/97STATE OF MAINE v. EDMUND DALE HOBART
Mem 97-73KNO-96-5254/17/97SUSAN I. COOK v. RICHARD B. COOK
Mem 97-72OXF-96-5174/15/97MARGARET W. TIBBETTS v. ROGER H. TIBBETTS
Mem 97-71PEN-96-4894/10/97STATE OF MAINE v. LARRY W. LEIGHTON
Mem 97-70KNO-96-4774/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. TERRY WEAVER
Mem 97-69OXF-96-3444/4/97In re CHRISTINA S., et al.
Mem 97-68ARO-96-764/4/97FARID BIDA v. JAMES BENJAMIN, JR., et al.
Mem 97-67YOR-96-4524/4/97OCEAN NATIONAL BANK OF KENNEBUNK v. LAURA J. CONLEY
Mem 97-66CUM-96-4504/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD H. POWELL
Mem 97-65PEN-96-5064/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. DWIGHT D. ANDERSON
Mem 97-64PEN-96-2464/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD PACKARD
Mem 97-63PIS-96-1264/1/97EDWARD H. ADAMS, et al. v. TOWN OF PARKMAN
Mem 97-62KEN-95-4274/1/97STATE OF MAINE v. MARLON CLOUTIER


March 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-61KEN-96-6113/31/97BERTHA THOMAS v. ROBERT M. THOMAS
Mem 97-60AND-96-2723/28/97In re KIMBERLY J. et al.
Mem 97-59CUM-96-5403/28/97STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN MARDIGAN
Mem 97-58OXF-96-3503/28/97STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT BOWIE
Mem 97-57CUM-96-6353/28/97TIME ENOUGH, INC. v. TOWN OF STANDISH
Mem 97-56HAN-96-4173/21/97STATE OF MAINE v. KEITH LEWIS
Mem 97-55KNO-96-1053/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICKY POWELL
Mem 97-54PIS-96-3313/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. ARTHUR COTTRELL
Mem 97-53CUM-96-5823/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT FORD
Mem 97-52AND-96-4913/20/97In re BONNIE A., et al.
Mem 97-51KEN-96-6263/18/97ARLENE HERD v. JAMES R. HART
Mem 97-50PEN-96-5573/18/97LAKEVILLE SHORES, INC. v. KATHY J. NITSCHKE, et al.
Mem 97-49AND-96-4433/18/97In re ROBERTA T., et al.
Mem 97-48CUM-96-4603/18/97STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN HUNT
Mem 97-47PIS-96-5763/14/97STETSON GEIGER v. PHILLIP PICKERING
Mem 97-46AND-96-4133/13/97BENJAMIN F. KELLEY v. PERRY TRANSPORT, INC.
Mem 97-45HAN-96-2043/13/97STATE OF MAINE v. MICKEY PHIPPEN
Mem 97-44SOM-95-7433/13/97STATE OF MAINE v. BRUCE A. DANFORTH
Mem 97-43KEN-96-604
PEN-96-537
3/11/97STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN J. COLLINS
Mem 97-42PEN-96-5273/11/97STATE OF MAINE v. MARK A. THERIAULT
Mem 97-41PEN-96-5193/11/97In re CHRISTOPHER G.
Mem 97-40CUM-96-5283/3/97THOMAS J. YARCHESKI v. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, et al.


February 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-39KEN-96-4362/28/97CALASKA PARTNERS, L.P. v. ANN PALMER CURTIS, et al.
Mem 97-38AND-96-4972/28/97In re ZACHERY G., et al.
Mem 97-37KEN-95-6862/28/97STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES SIMONSON
Mem 97-36KEN-96-3812/28/97TOWN OF LITCHFIELD v. MICHAEL ST. JEAN
Mem 97-35PEN-96-1122/26/97JUDY WALLACE v. SHERRY SULLIVAN
Mem 97-34HAN-96-4622/26/97LUTHER HARPER v. VIRGINIA GALE HARPER
Mem 97-33CUM-96-5162/26/97MICHAEL A. DOYLE v. CATHERINE THAXTER et al.
Mem 97-32AND-96-3062/26/97In re DAMIEN T.
Mem 97-31PEN-96-4802/20/97GARY HENNEBERRY v. JOAN BANKS
Mem 97-30SAG-95-7672/20/97STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM S. COLLINS
Mem 97-29PEN-95-7492/19/97STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE MICHAEL DEERING
Mem 97-28PEN-96-1932/18/97STATE OF MAINE v. TODD BROWN
Mem 97-27KEN-96-4462/14/97In re JOSHUA R., et al.
Mem 97-26CUM-96-2282/13/97STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL PETITPAS
Mem 97-25SOM-94-9202/13/97STATE OF MAINE v. DALMON LANDRY
Mem 97-24WAS-96-4442/11/97In re ASHLEY J.
Mem 97-23SOM-96-1882/5/97ROBERT C. TURNER, et al. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.
Mem 97-22KEN-96-4192/5/97BRUCE M. REEVES v. WILLIAM NUGENT
Mem 97-21AND-96-3842/5/97In re DANIELLE R.
Mem 97-20HAN-96-3142/4/97STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN JOSSERAND, SR.


January 1997
MemorandumDocketDateCase Name
Mem 97-19PEN-96-512/3/97STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES KNIGHT
Mem 97-18SOM-96-4811/31/97MELITA LUMBERT v. CHARLES LUMBERT
Mem 97-17YOR-96-2071/31/97In re JUSTIN A., et al.
Mem 97-16HAN-96-1171/31/97STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM N. SAMPSON, SR.
Mem 97-15HAN-96-4151/31/97STATE OF MAINE v. PATRICK J. DOWNEY
Mem 97-14CUM-95-6711/30/97THE LEEN CO. v. BENJAMIN SEVERANCE
Mem 97-13CUM-96-2781/30/97GREENWOOD TRUST CO. v. JUAN PEREZ-FEBLES
Mem 97-12SOM-93-6311/28/97STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES WATSON
Mem 97-11PEN-96-2081/28/97STATE OF MAINE v. LOUIS J. SPRAGUE
Mem 97-10HAN-95-6241/23/97STATE OF MAINE v. KRISTOPHER JORDAN
Mem 97-9PEN-96-2471/23/97STATE OF MAINE v. RICKY BLOCK
Mem 97-8YOR-96-3891/23/97STATE OF MAINE v. BRENDA L. CARNES
Mem 97-7ARO-96-1151/15/97FRANCIS MCKEAN v. BERTRAND SIROIS
Mem 97-6CUM-96-5051/15/97HELEN WEEKS, et al. v. JOHN DARLING, et al.
Mem 97-5PEN-96-191/14/97STATE OF MAINE v. EDWARD T. HAMILTON
Mem 97-4YOR-96-261/14/97ALICE GIODANO et al. v. DAVID LITTLEFIELD et al.
Mem 97-3KEN-95-4281/7/97STATE OF MAINE v. CLYDE WITHAM
Mem 97-2PEN-95-6981/6/97STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES GRAVES III
Mem 97-1AND-96-411/3/97STATE OF MAINE v. BRIAN RITCHIE, JR.



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