2019 Published Opinions
The permanent, official versions of Maine Supreme Judicial Court's opinions are those published in the Atlantic Reporter (2d Series and 3d Series), which has been Maine's official reporter since 1966. Opinions published online since January 2006 are in pdf format.
December 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 179 |
Kathleen Waugh v. Genesis Healthcare LLC et al. |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 178 |
In re Child of Vanessa G. |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 177 |
In re Children of Troy P. |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 176 |
Darren Johnson v. York Hospital |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 175 |
Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. v. Lewiston DMEP IX, LLC, et al. |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 174 |
In re Children of Danielle M. |
December 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 173 |
In re Child of Charlene F. |
December 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 172 |
Kenyon C. Bolton III et al. v. Town of Scarborough
Revised April 9, 2020 (Errata sheet) |
December 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 171 |
State of Maine v. Andrew M. Sousa |
December 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 170 |
State of Maine v. Brandon J. Coleman |
December 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 169 |
State of Maine v. Antoinne Bethea |
December 19, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 168 |
James Blanchard et al. v. Town of Bar Harbor |
December 19, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 167 |
In re Child of Nichole W. |
December 19, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 166 |
State of Maine v. Donald J. Thurlow |
December 17, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 165 |
In re Child of Rebecca R. |
December 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 164 |
State of Maine v. James E. Sweeney |
December 10, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 163 |
Elwood L. Fox v. Karen A. Fox |
December 10, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 162 |
In re Child of Sherri Y. |
December 10, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 161 |
In re Involuntary Treatment of S. |
December 10, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 160 |
Shawn A. Grant v. Town of Belgrade |
December 5, 2019 |
November 2019
October 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 156 |
Manon Cote et al. v. Roger Vallee et al. |
October 31, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 155 |
Cory M. Kelley v. Laura E. McKee |
October 31, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 154 |
In re Children of Troy H.
Revised April 9, 2020 (Errata sheet) |
October 31, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 153 |
National Wrecker, Inc. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
October 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 152 |
In re Child of Nicholas P. |
October 22, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 151 |
Robert F. Almeder et al. v. Town of Kennebunkport et al.
Revised April 9, 2020 (Errata sheet) |
October 3, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 150 |
Beal Bank USA v. New Century Mortgage Corporation |
October 1, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 149 |
In re Child of Olivia F. |
October 1, 2019 |
September 2019
August 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 141 |
State of Maine v. Larry F. Coston II |
August 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 140 |
State of Maine v. Michael J. Warner II |
August 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 139 |
Ann Salerno v. Spectrum Medical Group, P.A. |
August 20, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 138 |
State of Maine v. Peter L. Robbins |
August 20, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 137 |
Blue Sky West, LLC v. Maine Revenue Services et al.
Revised November 21, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
August 20, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 136 |
Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Seth T. Carey |
August 15, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 135 |
Richard Tranfield et al. v. Patricia Arcuni-English
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
August 15, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 134 |
In re Children of Danielle H. |
August 15, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 133 |
Nancy Bergin v. Daniel Bergin |
August 13, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 132 |
State of Maine v. Ross S. Adams |
August 13, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 131 |
State of Maine v. Kevin Carey |
August 8, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 130 |
Leslie S. Fissmer et al. v. David D. Smith et al.
Revised September 20, 2019 (Order on Motion for Reconsideration) |
August 8, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 129 |
In re Children of Meagan C.
Revised November 21, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
August 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 128 |
State of Maine v. Donald F. Rutherford
Revised November 21, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
August 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 127 |
In re Children of Philip M. |
August 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 126 |
State of Maine v. Christopher Todd Hall
Revised November 21, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
August 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 125 |
MSR Recycling, LLC, et al. v. Weeks & Hutchins, LLC, et al. |
August 1, 2019 |
July 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 124 |
Pamela A. Denutte v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
July 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 123 |
In re Child of Scott A. |
July 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 122 |
Mark Belliveau v. Janet Whelan |
July 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 121 |
In re Child of Walter C. |
July 25, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 120 |
In re Child of Nathaniel B. |
July 25, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 119 |
In re Child of Rebecca J. |
July 25, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 118 |
Guardianship of Donovan C. |
July 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 117 |
State of Maine v. Aubrey Armstrong |
July 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 116 |
State of Maine v. Reginald J. Dobbins Jr. |
July 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 115 |
Thornton Academy et al. v. Regional School Unit 21 et al. |
July 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 114 |
Fitzgerald Carryl v. Department of Corrections |
July 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 113 |
Robert Goguen v. Jon Haddow
Revised November 21, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
July 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 112 |
State of Maine v. Zachariah J. Pelletier |
July 16, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 111 |
Nancy J. McCandless v. John Ramsey et al. |
July 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 110 |
In re Child of Lacy H. |
July 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 109 |
Jane Doe v. Glen Plourde |
July 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 108 |
In re Child of Haley L. |
July 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 107 |
In re Child of Shaina T. |
July 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 106 |
In re Children of Matthew G. |
July 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 105 |
State of Maine v. Victoria Scott |
July 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 104 |
Town of Arundel et al. v. Dubois Livestock, Inc. et al. |
July 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 103 |
In re Child of Amey W. |
July 2, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 102 |
In re Child of Scott L. |
July 2, 2019 |
June 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 101 |
Paul Schafer v. Meleah Schafer |
June 27, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 100 |
State of Maine v. Timothy D. Curtis
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
June 20, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 99 |
Ignacio D. Roque v. State of Maine |
June 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 98 |
State of Maine v. Kevin M. O'Donnell |
June 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 97 |
State of Maine v. Burton B. Hagar |
June 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 96 |
First Financial, Inc. v. Peter E. Morrison et al. |
June 13, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 95 |
In re Child of Shannon S. |
June 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 94 |
In re Child of Raul R. |
June 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 93 |
In re Child of Dawn B. |
June 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 92 |
State of Maine v. Fabien A. Pelletier |
June 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 91 |
Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Jeffrey P. White |
June 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 90 |
Packgen, Inc. v. Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
June 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 89 |
Kathy J. Banks v. Patrick R. Leary |
June 6, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 88 |
William F. Gallagher v. Penobscot Community Healthcare et al. |
June 4, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 87 |
Tucker J. Cianchette et al. v. Peggy A. Cianchette et al.
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
June 4, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 86 |
Cape Shore House Owners Association et al. v. Town of Cape Elizabeth et al. |
June 4, 2019 |
May 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 85 |
Mark C. Klein v. Jessica A. (Demers) Klein |
May 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 84 |
Michael D. Holmes et al. v. Eastern Maine Medical Center et al. |
May 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 83 |
State of Maine v. Arno A. Bittues |
May 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 82 |
State of Maine v. Anthony Lord |
May 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 81 |
State of Maine v. Terrence N. Townes |
May 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 80 |
Portland Museum of Art v. Annemarie Germain |
May 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 79 |
Jay K. Gould v. State of Maine |
May 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 78 |
Jason Young v. Toni M. King |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 77 |
Sydney A. TerMorshuizen et al. v. Spurwink Services, Inc.
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 76 |
In re Child of Rebecca J. |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 75 |
State of Maine v. Bruce Ouellette
Revised August 13, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 74 |
State of Maine v. Abdiaziz Hussein |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 73 |
In re Child of Radience K. |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 72 |
Jonathan A. Petgrave v. State of Maine |
May 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 71 |
Lisa Roalsvik v. Brett Comack |
May 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 70 |
In re Children of Jessica D. |
May 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 69 |
Josefine Bahn v. Mark Small |
May 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 68 |
In re Child of Shayla S. |
May 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 67 |
In re Child of Carl D. |
May 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 66 |
In re Child of Erica H. |
May 7, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 65 |
In re Children of Danielle F. |
May 7, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 64 |
In re Children of Anthony N. |
May 2, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 63 |
In re Children of Melissa S. |
May 2, 2019 |
April 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 62 |
In re Children of Anthony L. |
April 30, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 61 |
State of Maine v. Cade H. Ayotte |
April 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 60 |
State of Maine v. Luc W. Tieman |
April 23, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 59 |
In re Children of Bethmarie R. |
April 18, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 58 |
State of Maine v. Matthew C. Reed-Hansen
Revised July 11, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
April 16, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 57 |
In re Children of Christine A. |
April 16, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 56 |
In re Child of Peter T. |
April 16, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 55 |
Estate of John W. Gilbert |
April 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 54 |
Michael A. Lee v. Town of Denmark |
April 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 53 |
Laurie Allen v. Mark Rae |
April 11, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 52 |
In re Child of Megan D. |
April 9, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 51 |
State of Maine v. Daniel B. Tucci Sr. et al.
Revised June 18, 2020 (Errata sheet) |
April 4, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 50 |
Kimberly B. Scott et al. v. Fall Line Condominium Association |
April 4, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 49 |
State of Maine v. Amanda Bennett-Roberson |
April 4, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 48 |
Edward J. Harshman v. Sheila C. Harshman |
April 4, 2019 |
March 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 47 |
Bartolo P. Ford v. State of Maine |
March 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 46 |
State of Maine v. Kevin Robinson |
March 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 45 |
Kenneth W. Ross et al. v. Acadian Seaplants, LTD.
Revised July 11, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
March 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 44 |
State of Maine v. Michael G. Cunneen |
March 26, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 43 |
State of Maine v. Dwain A. Sykes |
March 26, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 42 |
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Matthew J. Needham et al. |
March 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 41 |
State of Maine v. David T. Brown
Revised July 16, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
March 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 40 |
John C. McGarvey v. Susan L. McGarvey |
March 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 39 |
In re Child of Amanda H. |
March 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 38 |
Robbie M. Nason v. Timothy Pruchnic et al.
Revised April 23, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
March 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 37 |
State of Maine v. John M. Burbank |
March 7, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 36 |
Daniel R. Lawson v. Debby Willis |
March 7, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 35 |
State of Maine v. Robert Hansley |
March 5, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 34 |
In re Children of Tiyonie R. |
March 5, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 33 |
State of Maine v. Arthur J. Jones |
March 5, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 32 |
Donald G. Durkin v. Joyce L. Durkin |
March 5, 2019 |
February 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 31 |
In re Children of Christopher S. |
February 28, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 30 |
State of Maine v. Jeffrey A. Cookson |
February 26, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 29 |
Daniel Raposa Jr. et al. v. Town of York et al. |
February 26, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 28 |
State of Maine v. Philip S. Fournier |
February 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 27 |
Jacob Berry v. Mainstream Finance |
February 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 26 |
Hearts with Haiti, Inc., et al. v. Paul Kendrick
Revised July 16, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
February 21, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 25 |
Petition of Edwin R. Jonas III for Reinstatement to the Bar of the State of Maine |
February 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 24 |
Adoption of Riahleigh M.
Adoption of MyAnnah D. |
February 14, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 23 |
In re Patricia S. |
February 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 22 |
Adoption of Ivan M. |
February 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 21 |
Marcel Dubois et al. v. Town of Arundel et al. |
February 12, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 20 |
In re Children of Travis G. |
February 5, 2019 |
January 2019
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2019 ME 19 |
Eric V. Warnquist et al. v. State Tax Assessor
Revised April 23, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
January 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 18 |
John Sweet II v. Carl E. Breivogel et al. |
January 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 17 |
Sherwood Associates LP v. Olanian Jackson |
January 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 16 |
State of Maine v. Christopher W. Roy |
January 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 15 |
In re Children of Bradford W. |
January 29, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 14 |
In re Child of Jonathan D. |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 13 |
In re Child of Nicholas G. |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 12 |
York County et al. v. PropertyInfo Corporation, Inc. |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 11 |
Tanya J. McMahon v. Christopher P. McMahon |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 10 |
State of Maine v. Thomas Ferguson |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 9 |
In re Children of Crystal G. |
January 24, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 8 |
Eric Ring v. Daniel Leighton v. Clinton McGaw
Revised July 16, 2019 (Errata sheet) |
January 22, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 7 |
State of Maine v. Wendy L. Gagne |
January 17, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 6 |
State of Maine v. Todd J. Perkins |
January 15, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 5 |
Danielle N. (Hashey) Cashman v. Jaison W. (Hashey) Robertson |
January 15, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 4 |
In re Children of Corey W. |
January 10, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 3 |
Littlebrook Airpark Condominium Association v. Sweet Peas, LLC, et al. |
January 8, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 2 |
In re Children of Mary J. |
January 3, 2019 |
| 2019 ME 1 |
In re Children of Shirley T. |
January 3, 2019 |
Citations
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