Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1998 Memoranda of Decision
December 1998
November 1998
October 1998
September 1998
August 1998
July 1998
June 1998
May 1998
April 1998
March 1998
February 1998
January 1998


December 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-183	ARO-98-422	12/24/98	GREGORY W. HAYDEN v. DONNA DELONG d/b/a MAINELY MAIDS/MAINELY TEMPS
Mem 98-182	YOR-98-426	12/24/98	NORMAND BERUBE v. SECRETARY OF STATE
Mem 98-181	CUM-98-326	12/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL LUFKIN
Mem 98-180	AND-98-65	12/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JERRY CLEMONS
Mem 98-179	PEN-98-319	12/23/98	IN RE AMBER
Mem 98-178	ARO-98-195	12/15/98	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT R. McENTEE
Mem 98-177	PEN-98-123	12/15/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN TRACY
Mem 98-176	SOM-98-310	12/15/98	IRENE M. KETCHUM v. KENNETH E. KETCHUM
Mem 98-175	KEN-98-74	12/14/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CAROL PALESKY
Mem 98-174	LIN-98-211	12/11/98	STATE OF MAINE v. TROY JACKSON
Mem 98-173	PEN-97-580	12/11/98	KENNETH J. WENTWORTH v. MARY DIXON
Mem 98-172	AND-98-285	12/10/98	STATE OF MAINE v. VINCE D'ACQUISTO
Mem 98-171	AND-98-241	12/10/98	IN RE KASSANDRA S.
Mem 98-170	PEN-97-749	12/9/98	STATE OF MAINE v. TODD M. PELLETIER
Mem 98-169	KNO-98-250	12/9/98	SETH A. ABBOTT v. TOWN OF CUSHING
Mem 98-168	CUM-98-135	12/9/98	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT FLAHERTY
Mem 98-167	CUM-98-188	12/9/98	NORMAN E. DICKINSON v. CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Mem 98-166	PEN-98-232	12/8/98	TIMOTHY W. KILROY v. HUSSON COLLEGE
Mem 98-165	AND-98-282	12/7/98	DEBORAH WHALEN v. TOWN OF LIVERMORE
Mem 98-164	AND--98-260	12/7/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MARTIN S. FINLEY, JR.
Mem 98-163	SOM-98-262	12/7/98	IVAN BEAULIEU v. SCOTT MERRILL
Mem 98-162	ARO-98-224	12/7/98	NUTRITE CORP. v. ARNOLD ROACH
Mem 98-161	KEN-98-187	12/4/98	GARY QUINTAL v. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
Mem 98-160	OXF-98-70	12/4/98	IN RE TONYA B.
Mem 98-159	HAN-97-743	12/4/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES C. TAYLOR
Mem 98-158	CUM-98-116	12/4/98	STATE OF MAINE v. GARY WILLETTE
Mem 98-157	CUM-98-95	12/2/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MATTHEW ROSS

November 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-156	YOR-98-176	11/24/98	FRANK J. GALOS v. LEO LAROCHELLE and ROBERT MOREAU
Mem 98-155	SOM-98-229	11/24/98	HUNNEWELL VALLEY v. AGATE INTERNET SERVICES
Mem 98-154	KEN-97-669	11/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. RANDY BELANGER
Mem 98-153	PIS-98-167	11/23/98	IN RE JOSHUA W.
Mem 98-152	PEN-98-270	11/20/98	IN RE ERICA M.
Mem 98-151	KEN-98-203	11/20/98	CHRISTINE REASER v. S.A.D. NO. 71
Mem 98-150	PEN-98-130	11/19/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES REYNOLDS
Mem 98-149	PEN-98-221	11/19/98	IN RE TRISHA C.
Mem 98-148	KNO-98-9	11/12/98	STATE OF MAINE v. BRODARIC C. BAKER
Mem 98-147	SOM-98-168	11/9/98	IN RE ERIQ T.
Mem 98-146	WAS-98-194	11/9/98	IN RE TANIESHA T.
Mem 98-145	KEN-97-546	11/9/98	STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL ALLEN
Mem 98-144	LIN-98-114	11/6/98	STATE OF MAINE v. SANDRA M. HINMAN

October 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-143	WAS-98-249	10/30/98	TOWN OF CHERRYFIELD v. MILTON K. RENNEBU
Mem 98-142	CUM-98-148	10/30/98	MALEEHA ZAKRIA v. YASIN AHMADY
Mem 98-141	KEN-98-133	10/30/98	KELLY GRIFFIN v. MID-MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
Mem 98-140	AND-97-472 & AND-97-650	10/29/98	JAMES L. AUDIFFRED v. HERSCHEL M. LERMAN
Mem 98-139	KEN-98-2	10/27/98	STATE OF MAINE v. PATRICIA THOMPSON
Mem 98-138	CUM-97-712	10/21/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER NIELSEN
Mem 98-137	WAS-98-89	10/16/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CARL WAKEFIELD
Mem 98-136	KEN-98-23 & 33	10/16/98	IN RE CHRISTINA B.
Mem 98-135	CUM-98-182	10/16/98	IN RE KYLE H.
Mem 98-134	CUM-98-53	1016/98	IN RE STEVENS S. and BRIANNA S.
Mem 98-133	PEN-98-22	10/15/98	IN RE JOE HENRY L.
Mem 98-132	HAN-97-290	10/15/98	NEW ENGLAND EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC. v. ARVID VON PAPEN
Mem 98-131	YOR-97-720	10/15/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CLIFFORD MARSH
Mem 98-130	CUM-98-29	10/2/98	MING-MING POWERS-STORY-BILLION
Mem 98-129	CUM-98-129	10/2/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM McDEVITT
Mem 98-128	CUM-97-740	10/2/98	JOAN PERKINS v. ROBERT D. GRAVES. SR.
Mem 98-127	SAG-98-79	10/2/98	STATE OF MAINE v. HENRY P. SCHMIDT

September 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-126	YOR-97-343	9/29/98	STATE OF MAINE v. HAROLD TRIPP
Mem 98-125	PEN-95-309	9/25/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID L. KNOWLTON
Mem 98-124	CUM-97-748	9/25/98	CLIFFORD G. DOW, II v. TOWN OF NEW GLOUCESTER
Mem 98-123	WAL-97-730	9/25/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL SOUNIER and MARK SOUNIER
Mem 98-122	YOR-98-122	9/22/98	STATE OF MAINE v. SANDRA LAVALLIERE
Mem 98-121	YOR-98-67	9/16/98	R.M.A. PARTNERS, L.P. v. WILLIAM H. LARKIN
Mem 98-120	ARO-98-120	9/16/98	RAPIDES BANK & TRUST COMPANY v. JOHN CANCELARICH
Mem 98-119	HAN-97-741	9/16/98	RONALD L. BAKALA v. BENJAMIN JEFFRIES
Mem 98-118	HAN-97-702	9/16/98	MICHAEL L. YATES v. DEP
Mem 98-117	KEN-97-695	9/14/98	IN RE NATASHA B.

August 1998

No decisions issued this month

July 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-116	KNO-97-700	7/8/98	STATE OF MAINE v. EDWARD ROGERS
Mem 98-115	SAG-97-549	7/8/98	STATE OF MAINE v. LESTER J. HELPHREY
Mem 98-114	PEN-97-469	7/8/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WAYNE QUIMBY
Mem 98-113	CUM-97-529	7/7/98	IN RE RICKEY P.
Mem 98-112	ARO-97-348	7/7/98	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT BOUCHER
Mem 98-111	PEN-97-722	7/7/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER WERREN
Mem 98-110	KEN-97-735	7/2/98	FRANCINE N. BOUCHER v. RIZ, INC. d/b/a Rizzo Mattson Realtors
Mem 98-109	CUM-97-627	7/1/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN JACKSON
Mem 98-108	YOR-97-585	7/1/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ERIK J. PARKER
Mem 98-107	ARO-97-717	7/1/98	IRVING PULP & PAPER, LIMITED v. GUY KELLY, JR.
Mem 98-106	PIS-98-43	7/1/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MARK W. ALTON

June 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-105	PEN-97-302	6/30/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MAURICE R. BEDARD
Mem 98-104	AND-97-573	6/30/98	IN RE SHANEEQUA G.
Mem 98-103	PEN-97-776	6/30/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES GRAVES
Mem 98-102	KEN-97-768	6/24/98	DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION v. CANTEEN SERVICES, INC.
Mem 98-101	PEN-97-439	6/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. EDWARD LORING
Mem 98-100	PEN-97-737	6/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DEAN C. PHILBRICK
Mem 98-99	PEN-97-711	6/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. REGINALD R. MICHAUD
Mem 98-98	HAN-97-718	6/23/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM P. FENNELLY
Mem 98-97	SOM-98-14	6/17/98	SANBORN B. BRANN v. SANDRA L. BRANN
Mem 98-96	YOR-97-619	6/17/98	IN RE KELSEY T.
Mem 98-95	CUM-97-486	6/11/98	JOSEPH TORRES v. CAROL FRANZ
Mem 98-94	KEN-97-670	6/3/98	MARK RICHARDS v. TOWN OF OAKLAND
Mem 98-93	PEN-97-616	6/1/98	FENDERSON INSURANCE AGENCY v. MAINE ASPHALT SURFACING CO.

May 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-92	PEN-97-641	5/29/98	STATE OF MAINE v. LEONARD OSBORNE
Mem 98-91	PEN-97-693	5/28/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ANDRZEJ KORASADOWICZ
Mem 98-90	WCB-97-66	5/28/98	DEBBRA EATON v. MONTELLO MANOR and HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
Mem 98-89	HAN-97-575	5/28/98	MILLMARK PRODUCTS v. MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 98-88	AND-97-572	5/27/98	IN RE REBECCA C.
Mem 98-87	LIN-97-336	5/27/98	BARBARA WOJCIULA v. LOUIS TERMINE
Mem 98-86	PEN-97-374	5/26/98	TIMOTHY C. HIGGINS v. RALPH SHANNON
Mem 98-85	PEN-97-649	5/22/98	IN RE SHEENA P.
Mem 98-84	YOR-97-587	5/21/98	IN RE LINDA D.
Mem 98-83	LIN-97-656	5/19/98	STATE OF MAINE v. GERALD KELLY
Mem 98-82	AND-97-604	5/19/98	IN RE JARED C.
Mem 98-81	KEN-97-522	5/19/98	BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. JOHN C. BOTELHO
Mem 98-80	HAN-97-454	5/18/98	JAMES A. CINQUEGRANA v. DEBORAH A. CIAMPA
Mem 98-79	KEN-97-651	5/15/98	RAYMOND RODRIGUE v. GERARD MADDEN
Mem 98-78	PEN-97-724	5/13/98	EUGENE L. PUTNAM v. SHARLENE WEATHERBEE
Mem 98-77	KEN-97-267	5/11/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CRAIG KELLY
Mem 98-76	PEN-97-554	5/8/98	IN RE ANDREW H.
Mem 98-75	LIN-97-527	5/6/98	MAURICE D. YOUNG v. KNOX COUNTY DEPUTIES
Mem 98-74	KEN-97-548	5/4/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY GALIPEAU
Mem 98-73	SOM-97-508	5/4/98	STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER JONES
Mem 98-72	AND-97-476	5/1/98	IN RE ERICK S.
Mem 98-71	PIS-97-418	5/1/98	STATE OF MAINE v. BRIAN SNIDE

April 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-70	KEN-97-347	4/28/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM PETERS
Mem 98-69	KEN-97-598	4/24/98	SERVICE & ERECTION COMPANY v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
Mem 98-68	SOM-97-480	4/21/98	STATE OF MAINE v. GUY E. HUNNEWELL, JR.
Mem 98-67	PEN-97-215	4/21/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT BLACK
Mem 98-66	AND-97-498	4/9/98	IN RE CHRISTINE D.
Mem 98-65	PEN-97-535	4/8/98	IN RE SHAWNA T.
Mem 98-64	HAN-97-461	4/7/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID GRIFFIN
Mem 98-63	PEN-97-287	4/6/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT MODERY
Mem 98-62	AND-97-225	4/2/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT HASKELL
Mem 98-61	CUM-97-501	4/1/98	STATE OF MAINE v. RUSSELL BURGESS

March 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-60	HAN-97-406	3/26/98	SHIRLEY E. MANOOKIAN v. DEBORAH GRAY
Mem 98-59	YOR-97-350	3/25/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DANA R. SMITH
Mem 98-58	ARO-97-430	3/24/98	ANNE M. HUMPHREY v. HOWARD C. ROBINSON
Mem 98-57	CUM-97-618	3/24/98	JAMISON J. MICELI v. JACOB APUZZO
Mem 98-56	YOR-97-379	3/23/98	RONALD PALMITESSA v. DEAD RIVER COMPANY
Mem 98-55	ARO-97-551	3/17/98	CAROL H. PEASLEY v. DONALD H. GOODRIDGE
Mem 98-54	PEN-97-637	3/17/98	EUGENE L. PUTNAM v. RICHARD PROULX
Mem 98-53	ARO-97-570	3/11/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT WEST
Mem 98-52	KEN-97-344	3/10/98	STATE OF MAINE v. BRET S. HARRIS
Mem 98-51	KNO-97-482	3/10/98	DAVID FLEMING v. GOVERNOR OF MAINE
Mem 98-50	WAS-97-329	3/9/98	STATE OF MAINE v. BERNARD LANDRY
Mem 98-49	OXF-97-282	3/4/98	STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE O. FREEMAN
Mem 98-48	YOR-97-524	3/4/98	MARJORIE HANUSEK v. RORY HOLLAND; CYNTHIA CLARK v. RORY HOLLAND
Mem 98-47	WAS-97-433	3/2/98	IN RE TRACY L.
Mem 98-46	FRA-97-320	3/2/98	KIMBERLY A. HOOLEY v. STUART E. HOWARD

February 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-45	FRA-96-784	2/27/98	ARTHUR J. GUERIN v. LLEWELLYN BADERSHALL
Mem 98-44	OXF-97-356	2/26/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL LUFKIN
Mem 98-43	PEN-97-286	2/26/98	STATE OF MAINE v. BETTY J. THURSTON
Mem 98-42	WCB-96-629	2/26/98	NANCY LEVINE v. GUILFORD OF MAINE
Mem 98-41	YOR-97-245	2/25/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JASON THIVIERGE
Mem 98-40	YOR-97-586	2/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. GAIL R. MOORE
Mem 98-39	AND-97-194	2/24/98	STATE OF MAINE v. ANTHONY J. CASELLA
Mem 98-38	WAS-97-339	2/18/98	IN RE AMANDA M.
Mem 98-37	PEN-97-325	2/18/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WALLACE MORAN
Mem 98-36	CUM-97-504	2/17/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JEAN-CLAUDE GAUTTIER
Mem 98-35	CUM-97-384	2/17/98	TOWN OF HARPSWELL v. ARTHUR G. POWERS, III
Mem 98-34	KEN-97-402	2/13/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL GAMMON
Mem 98-33	PEN-97-264	2/13/98	IN RE EMMA M.
Mem 98-32	CUM-96-788	2/12/98	CALASKA PARTNERS, L.P. v. GERALD R. LAVIGNE
Mem 98-31	PEN-97-386	2/11/98	IN RE WESLEY S.
Mem 98-30	ARO-97-231	2/11/98	ELMER ROY HAFFORD v. CONSOLIDATED RAMBLER MINES, LTD.
Mem 98-29	WAS-97-182	2/11/98	STATE OF MAINE v. MELISSA SMITH
Mem 98-28	ARO-96-850	2/11/98	ANNE M. HUMPHREY v. HOWARD C. ROBINSON
Mem 98-27	ARO-97-398	2/9/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL BUCKLEY, IV
Mem 98-26	CUM-97-337	2/9/98	ERIC B. MOODY v. HARRY C. CROOKER & SONS
Mem 98-25	CUM-97-381	2/2/98	KEY BANK OF MAINE v. WAYNE M. JOHNSON and ROARING BROOK CONSULTANTS

January 1998

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 98-24	CUM-97-404	1/28/98	NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC. v. S.P.A.R.K. INTERNATIONAL, INC. and ROSE MARY WHEELER
Mem 98-23	SOM-97-29	1/28/98	SHAWN GIROUX v. ROBERT LEE
Mem 98-22	AND--97-362	1/28/98	IN RE DUSTIN H.
Mem 98-21	AND-97-107	1/28/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DWAYNE ADAMS
Mem 98-20	ARO-96-110	1/28/98	STATE OF MAINE v. HOWARD ROBINSON
Mem 98-19	ARO-97-235	1/27/98	JAMIE MICHAUD v. NANCY DUMOND
Mem 98-18	CUM-97-184	1/27/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WAYNE BLANCHARD
Mem 98-17	KEN-97-271	1/27/98	FLOYD GILES v. WILLIAM EMERSON and BRIDGECORP
Mem 98-16	HAN-97-76	1/27/98	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES E. HARKINS, JR.
Mem 98-15	PEN-97-471	1/27/98	RHONDA MICHAELS v. ROBERT CAMPOS
Mem 98-14	CUM-97-268	1/27/98	ANNA C. SLOCUM v. FRED E. ALTMAN
Mem 98-13	SOM-97-212	1/27/98	STATE OF MAINE v. STANLEY BOLDUC
Mem 98-12	PIS-97-450	1/27/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM S. WINSLOW
Mem 98-11	KNO-97-168	1/26/98	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIS J. DUNTON
Mem 98-10	HAN--97-328	1/23/98	STATE OF MAINE v. NANCY NORMAN
Mem 98-9	KEN-97-223	1/23/98	CHARLES S. McINTYRE, SR. v. KENNEBEC COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mem 98-8	KEN-97-150	11/23/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD BRUSH
Mem 98-7	AND-97-219	1/22/98	IN RE CRYSTAL C.
Mem 98-6	ARO-97-359	1/20/98	JAMES BENJAMIN, JR. v. AROOSTOCK MEDICAL CENTER
Mem 98-5	PEN-97-40	1/14/98	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID ARCHER
Mem 98-4	OXF-97-247	1/14/98	GLORIA BERRY v. DEXTER BERRY
Mem 98-3	PEN-97-220	1/8/98	G. MICHAEL DEERING v. R. CHRISTOPHER ALMY
Mem 98-2	WAS-97-226	1/5/98	IN RE ROBERT C.
Mem 98-1	WAL-97-119	1/2/98	STATE OF MAINE v. KEITH PLOOF

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