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6 Maine opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2024 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Maine courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beachgreen2 sentences2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or 2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or | 2 | 2 |
Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commissiongreen1 sentence2024Comm’n, 408 A.2d 681, 683 (Me. 1979) (noting that whether a decision of the Commission is final is a case-specific inquiry). 14 [¶24] IECG’s initial position after it withdrew its petition for reconsideration—despite the apparent inconsistency with its decision to wait until the Commission opened a new docket to file its appeal—was that the Commission should reject the customers’ petitions as untimely. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Desirgreen1 sentence2023See US. v. Desir, 273 F.3d 39, 45-46 (1st Cir. 2001). | 1 | 1 |
State of Maine v. J.R.green2 sentences2021See 15 M.R.S. §§ 3312-3314; J.R., 2018 ME 117, ¶¶ 18-19, 23, 27 , 191 A.3d 1157 . 2021See 15 M.R.S. §§ 3312-3314; J.R., 2018 ME 117, ¶¶ 18-19, 23, 27 , 191 A.3d 1157 . | 1 | 1 |
State v. Dalligreen2 sentences2011See id. at 1155 (recognizing the trial court’s “superior posture for evaluating ... those factors particular to a particular offender”); Dalli, 2010 ME 113, ¶¶6, 9, 12 , 8 A.3d at 635-36 (sentencing analysis reviewed for misapplication of principle and abuse of discretion). [¶ 32] In this case, the Superior Court briefly articulated the case-specific factors that led it to impose a thirty-year term of supervised release, but it did not have the benefit of the full analysis we announce today. 2011See id. at 1155 (recognizing the trial court’s “superior posture for evaluating ... those factors particular to a particular offender”); Dalli, 2010 ME 113, ¶¶6, 9, 12 , 8 A.3d at 635-36 (sentencing analysis reviewed for misapplication of principle and abuse of discretion). [¶ 32] In this case, the Superior Court briefly articulated the case-specific factors that led it to impose a thirty-year term of supervised release, but it did not have the benefit of the full analysis we announce today. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Heweygreen1 sentence2011See id. at 1155 (recognizing the trial court’s “superior posture for evaluating ... those factors particular to a particular offender”); Dalli, 2010 ME 113, ¶¶6, 9, 12 , 8 A.3d at 635-36 (sentencing analysis reviewed for misapplication of principle and abuse of discretion). [¶ 32] In this case, the Superior Court briefly articulated the case-specific factors that led it to impose a thirty-year term of supervised release, but it did not have the benefit of the full analysis we announce today. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maine. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Cutts v. Hussey
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2 sentences2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or 2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or | 2 | 2019–2019 |
Littlefield v. Littlefield
green
2 sentences2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or 2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or | 2 | 2019–2019 |
Hodge v. Boothby
green
2 sentences2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or 2019We have consistently described the seawall as lying somewhere in the area between the uplands and the mean high water line (i.e., somewhere on the dry sand), see Sweeney v. Town of Old Orchard Beach, 644 A.2d 483, 483 (Me. 1994); Hodge, 48 Me. at 71 ; Littlefield, 28 Me. at 186 ; Cutts, 15 Me. at 241 , and have not held—and firmly reject—that the seawall necessarily includes all of the dry sand or any portion of the intertidal zone. [¶34] Second, contrary to the argument of Almeder and the other owners, the court did not disregard the specific language of each Beachfront Owner’s title chain or | 2 | 2019–2019 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.