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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1901

Supreme Judicial Court; exceptions

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1.  Appeals from District Court.  Except as provided in subsection 3 or by court rule, an appeal may be taken from the District Court to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court. The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of the appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.  
[PL 2001, c. 17, §3 (AMD).]
2.  Exceptions. 
[PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §7 (RP); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]
3.  Exceptions.  An appeal from the District Court is to the Superior Court in the case of:  
A. An appeal in a forcible entry and detainer case, pursuant to section 6008 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80D(f);   [PL 2005, c. 48, §2 (AMD).]
B. An appeal in a small claims case brought pursuant to chapter 738 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80L; and   [PL 2005, c. 48, §2 (AMD).]
C. An appeal of an involuntary hospitalization brought pursuant to Title 34‑B, section 3864, subsection 11.   [PL 2005, c. 48, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 48, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 552, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 338, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 675, §B10 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ42 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 17, §3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 48, §2 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 149 cases (27 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Shelly R. Higgins v. Todd A. Wood
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Shelly R. Higgins v. Todd A. Wood (2018) me · cites it 5× “Order JB-05-26 (as amended by A. 7-18), § I(A)(2) (effective July 1, 2018).”
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Patten (2000) me · cites it 10× “" Because 14 M.R.S.A. § 1901(2)(A) (Supp.1999) requires that appeals from judgments in foreclosure actions be taken directly to the Law Court, the Superior Court has no jurisdiction over such appeals.”
Louise Dorr v. Sarah Woodard (2016) me · cites it 2× “The court found that the affidavit did not establish a sufficient existing relationship with the child or a sufficient effort to establish such a relationship, and also did not make an initial showing of “urgent reasons” that would justify an infringement on the mother’s rights.”
U.S. Bank National Association v. Christopher J. Curit (2016) me · cites it 2× “During the motion hearing, the court indicated on the record that it intended to allow the bank to re-file a foreclosure complaint in the event of a future default if the standing issue was resolved; however, the court did not include this statement in its written decision.”
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Saunders (2010) me “[¶ 6] On November 18, 2009, the court granted the Bank’s motion for substitution of parties, denied the Saunderses’ cross-motion for summary judgment, and granted summary judgment to the Bank.”
Beneficial Maine Inc. v. Carter (2011) me “[¶ 4] The Carters objected to the admissibility of the Richmond affidavit and the attached exhibits on the grounds that they constituted hearsay and that Beneficial had not established a foundation for application of the business records exception.”
Keybank National Association v. Estate of Eula W. Quint (2017) me “See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2016); M.R. App. P. 2 (Tower 2016).”
Homeward Residential, Inc. v. Marianne A. Gregor (2015) me “See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2014); M.R.App. P. 2. II.”
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Terrance B. Lowell (2017) me “3 [¶6] Following the trial, on March 16, 2016, the court entered a judgment of foreclosure in favor of JPMorgan, finding that Lowell owed $125,000.”
Heidi Vibert v. Antonios N. Dimoulas (2017) me “As such, the court ordered Dimoulas to pay a portion of Vibert’s attorney fees.”
In re Child of Nicholas P. (2019) me “See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2018) (stating that appeals from District Court decisions may be taken to the Law Court); 19-A M.”
Gina M. Childs v. Robert A. Ballou Jr. (2016) me “See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2015); 19-A M.R.S. § 104 (2015); M.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1901(1) — 35 cases
Shelly R. Higgins v. Todd A. Wood (2018) me “Order JB-05-26 (as amended by A. 7-18), § I(A)(2) (effective July 1, 2018).”
Louise Dorr v. Sarah Woodard (2016) me “The court found that the affidavit did not establish a sufficient existing relationship with the child or a sufficient effort to establish such a relationship, and also did not make an initial showing of “urgent reasons” that would justify an infringement on the mother’s rights.”
Beneficial Maine Inc. v. Carter (2011) me “[¶ 4] The Carters objected to the admissibility of the Richmond affidavit and the attached exhibits on the grounds that they constituted hearsay and that Beneficial had not established a foundation for application of the business records exception.”
Sharon Blanchard v. Ronald Blanchard (2016) me
Christine v. Violette v. Randy R. Violette (2015) me
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1901(2)(A) — 5 cases
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Patten (2000) me “" Because 14 M.R.S.A. § 1901(2)(A) (Supp.1999) requires that appeals from judgments in foreclosure actions be taken directly to the Law Court, the Superior Court has no jurisdiction over such appeals.”
Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB v. Gile (2001) me
St. Agatha Federal Credit Union v. Ouellette (1998) me
United States v. Wheeler (1999) me
Chase Home Mortgage Corp. v. Hider (2000) me
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