Supreme Court: 2002 Opinions
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 1 |
Dubois v. Madison Paper Co. |
January 4, 2002 (Workers' Comp) |
| 2002 ME 2 |
Bernier v. Data General Corp. |
January 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 3 |
Pennings v. Pennings |
January 4, 2002 (Workers' Comp) |
| 2002 ME 4 |
Gallant v. Bartash, Inc. |
January 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 5 |
State v. David Kennedy |
January 7, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 6 |
The Knowles Co. v. Northeast Harbor Ins. |
January 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 7 |
In re Olivia M. |
January 16, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 8 |
Chiu v. City of Portland |
January 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 9 |
Curtis v. Allstate Ins. Co. |
January 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 10 |
Trask v. Devlin |
January 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 11 |
ALC Development Corp. v. Walker |
January 18, 2002 (corrected 2-7-02) |
| 2002 ME 12 |
In re Bailey M. |
January 28, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 13 |
Salisbury v. Town of Bar Harbor |
January 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 14 |
Kruy v. Kruy |
January 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 15 |
Midfirst Bank v. Cote |
January 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 16 |
Stewart v. Aldrich |
January 31, 2002 (corrected 2-7-02) |
| 2002 ME 17 |
In re Ebony P. |
January 31, 2002 |
February 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 18 |
Maine Farmers Exchange v. Farm Credit of Maine |
February 5, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 19 |
Kotch V. American Protective Services |
February 6, 2002 (Workers' Comp.) |
| 2002 ME 20 |
State v. Raymond Junkins |
February 7, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 21 |
Estate of Keatinge v. Biddle |
February 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 22 |
State v. Scott Anthoine |
February 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 23 |
Oyster Shell Inc. v. Town of Damariscotta |
February 11, 2002 |
| 2003 ME 24 |
Murphy v. Maddaus |
February 13, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 25 |
Coulombe v. Salvation Army |
February 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 26 |
State v. Robert Kalex |
February 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 27 |
Widewaters Stillwater Co. v. BACORD |
February 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 28 |
State v. Merle Crossman |
February 19, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 29 |
Hartwell v. Stanley |
February 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 30 |
State v. Michael Minor |
February 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 31 |
In re Melissa T. |
February 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 32 |
Langley v. Me. State Employees Assn. |
February 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 33 |
Town of Carmel v. McSorley |
February 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 34 |
Wooldridge v. Wooldridge |
February 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 35 |
State v. Adam Knight |
February 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 36 |
Jordan v. Shea |
February 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 37 |
Connolly v. Board of Social Work |
February 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 37 |
State v. Warren Haven |
February 28, 2002 |
March 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 39 |
Thompson (Rothman) v. Rothman |
March 14, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 40 |
State v. Chamroeun Pheng |
March 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 41 |
Butler v. D/Wave Seafood |
March 19, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 42 |
Lobozzo v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. |
March 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 43 |
Rice v. Alley |
March 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 44 |
State v. Margaretha Bjorkaryd-Bradbury |
March 27, 2002 |
| 2003 ME 45 |
In re Janna Lynn M. |
March 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 46 |
Walker v. MaineGeneral Medical Ctr. |
March 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 47 |
Patane v. Brown |
March 28, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 48 |
Curran v. Ruffing |
March 28, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 49 |
State v. Barry Bard |
March 28, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 50 |
Carter v. Williams |
March 29, 2002 |
April 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 51 |
State v. Jeffrey Soule |
April 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 52 |
Town of Baldwin v. Carter |
April 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 53 |
Rinehart v. Schubel |
April 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 54 |
Dept. of Human Services v. Poulin |
April 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 55 |
State v. Virginia McLaughlin |
April 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 56 |
Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. MEMIC |
April 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 57 |
Acadia Ins. Co. v. Keiser Industries |
April 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 58 |
Lowry v. KTI Specialty Waste Services |
April 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 59 |
State v. Matthew Torrie |
April 10, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 60 |
State v. Gary Elwell |
April 10, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 61 |
Clewley v. Whitney |
April 11, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 62 |
McGhie v. Town of Cutler |
April 12, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 63 |
State v. Ralph Braddick |
April 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 64 |
Taxpayers Action Net. v. Secretary of State |
April 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 65 |
In re Kaleb and Philip C. |
April 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 66 |
State v. David McCurdy |
April 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 67 |
Gilbert v. Gilbert v. Hanover Ins. Co. |
April 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 68 |
IHT Corp. v. Paragon Cutlery |
April 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 69 |
Bates v. Eckhardt Telecommunications |
April 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 70 |
Hinkley v. Penobscot Valley Hospital |
April 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 71 |
Estate of Lord |
April 24, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 72 |
City of Lewiston v. Cloutier Realty |
April 26, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 73 |
Loavenbruck v. Rohrbach |
April 30, 2002 |
May 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 74 |
Fleming v. Dept. of
Corrections |
May 3, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 75 |
State v. Gerald Forsyth |
May 3, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 76 |
Hennessy v. Fairley |
May 6, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 77 |
State v. Franklin
Higgins II |
May 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 78 |
Thompson v. Dept of
Inland Fisheries |
May 13, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 79 |
Beaulieu v. The Aube
Corporation |
May 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 80 |
Selby v. Cumberland
County |
May 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 81 |
Gordon W. Stewart
v. Town of Sedgwick et al. |
May 16, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 82 |
Peoples Heritage
Savings Bank v. Pease |
May 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 83 |
Premier Capital,
Inc. v. Doucette et al. |
May 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 84 |
Aaron Kinzel v. State
of Maine |
May 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 85 |
Zagonyi B. Tungate
v. W. Gardner Jr. |
May 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 86 |
State of Maine v.
John James |
May 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 87 |
State of Maine v.
Carrie Audette |
May 30, 2002 |
June 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 88 |
Kelly Marin v. Michael
Marin |
June 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 89 |
In re Ross Family
Trusts |
June 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 90 |
State of Maine v.
Michael Chasse |
June 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 91 |
Mark J. Ayotte et
al. v. State Tax Assessor |
June 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 92 |
Terry L. Hoag f/k/a
Terry L. Dick v. Richard Dick |
June 7, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 93 |
State of Maine v.
Robert Pineo |
June 7, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 94 |
State of Maine v.
Mark Anthony |
June 12, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 95 |
Town of Charleston
v. School Admin Dist No. 68 |
June 14, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 96 |
Nancy Blanchard et
al. v. Department of Transportation et al. |
June 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 97 |
State of Maine v.
Vaughn Nastvogel |
June 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 98 |
James Rutland v. John
Mullen et al. |
June 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 99 |
Deborah J. Ames Johnson
v. William McNeil Jr. et al. |
June 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 100 |
Wayne Dubay v. Anne
Marie Dubay |
June 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 101 |
John Nagle v. Dennis
Gokey |
June 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 102 |
Acadia Motors, Inc.,
et al. v. Ford Motor Company |
June 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 103 |
United States of
America, Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service |
June 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 104 |
Equity Portfolio
LLD, Ltd. v. Robert J. Schriever et al. |
June 26, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 105 |
Kevin Griffin v.
Town of Dedham |
June 27, 2002 |
July 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 106 |
Robet J. Jasch
Sr. v. The Anchorage Inn and Hugh
S. Cowperthwaite v. M.E.R. Assessment Corp. |
July 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 107 |
Beth Carol Hanna,
f/k/a Beth Hanna Hildings v. Richard H. Hildings |
July 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 108 |
Mariah Napieralski
v. Unity Church of Greater Portland |
July 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 109 |
Rebecca Lewis Vincent
v. Estate of Leo T. Simard |
July 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 110 |
David Hall et al.
v. Acadia Insurance Company |
July 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 111 |
State of Maine v.
Joseph J. Nugent III |
July 10, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 112 |
Jolie Campbell v.
Daniel Martin |
July 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 113 |
State of Maine v.
Kenneth Crawford |
July 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 114 |
Stephen W. DiPietro
v. Secretary of State |
July 24, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 115 |
Associated Builders,
Inc. v. Richard Oczkowski et al. |
July 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 116 |
Franklin Printing
v. Harvest Hill Press |
July 25, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 117 |
Anthony J. Casella
v. State of Maine |
July 26, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 118 |
Daniel B. Myshrall
Jr. v. Key Bank National Association, f/k/a Key Bank of Maine |
July 30, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 119 |
Justin Newbury v.
Howard Virgin |
July 30, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 120 |
Fleet National Bank
v. Gardiner Hillside Estates, Inc., et al. |
July 30, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 121 |
Kathleen Christensen-Towne
v. Peter Dorey |
July 31, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 122 |
State of Maine v.
Gatherius White a/k/a Jatherius White |
July 31, 2002 --revised September 12, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 123 |
Wright & Mills
v. Harrison Bispham |
July 31, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 124 |
State of Maine v.
Thomas Lafond |
July 31, 2002 |
August 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 125 |
State of Maine v.
Thomas Leonard |
August 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 126 |
In re Alana S. |
August 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 127 |
St. Francis
De Sales Federal Credit Union et al. v. Sun Insurance Company of New
York et al. |
August 2, 2002
Replaced April 2, 2003 |
| 2002 ME 128 |
Carroll F. Look
Construction Co., Inc. v. Town of Beals |
August 5, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 129 |
Roy and Patricia
Hopkins v. Department of Human Services |
August 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 130 |
Milton E. Bray v.
David M. Grindle |
August 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 131 |
Lonnie Garland v.
Joshua Sherwin |
August 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 132 |
Ray Corey et ux.
v. Darrian Corey |
August 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 133 |
City of Old Town
v. Antonios Dimoulas et al. |
August 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 134 |
Michael Daly v. Spinnaker
Industries, Inc. |
August 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 135 |
In re Jeremiah Y. |
August 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 136 |
State of Maine v.
Frank Robinson |
August 15, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 137 |
Edwin Lyons et al.
v. Baptist School of Christian Training |
August 16, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 138 |
Carole Lovely-Belyea
v. Maine State Retirement System |
August 16, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 139 |
State of Maine v.
James R. Krieger |
August 19, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 140 |
Paul E. Rogers et
al. v. Glenn L. Jackson |
August 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 141 |
Russell Sylvester
v. Evelyn Vitagliano |
August 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 142 |
Jack Dean Pelkey
v. General Electric Capital Assurance Company |
August 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 143 |
Jean C. Palanza v.
Michael B. Lufkin |
August 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 144 |
Sharon McKeeman v.
Cianbro Corp. et al. |
August 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 145 |
State of Maine v.
James Melanson |
August 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 146 |
North River Ins.
Co. v. Denzil Snyder et al. |
August 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 147 |
Jeffrey Ackerman
v. Theodore M. Hojnowski |
August 27, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 148 |
In re Rachel J. et
al. |
August 28, 2002 |
October 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 156 |
Barbara Warner v.
Barry Warner |
October 3, 2002 and Revised Oct. 9, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 157 |
Vernon Haines v.
Great Northern Paper, Inc., et al. |
October 11, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 158 |
Consumers for Affordable
Health Care, Inc. v. Superintendent of Insurance et al. |
October 16, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 159 |
In re Michaela C. |
October 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 160 |
Ronald White v. McTeague,
Higbee, Case, Cohen, Whitney & Toker, P.A. |
October 23, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 161 |
Pembroke School Committee v.
Donald Veader |
October 29, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 162 |
Roxanne Alley v. John Alley |
October 31, 2002 |
November 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 163 |
Alice J. Coulombe
v. Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maine, Inc. et al. |
November 1, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 164 |
Walter E. Taggart v. James E.
Taggart et al. |
November 5, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 165 |
State of Maine v. Deborah Willette |
November 8, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 166 |
State of Maine v. Richard Hatt |
November 13, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 167 |
Jeffrey H. Young v. Danyelle
E. Young |
November 21, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 168 |
Jenkins, Inc. v. Walsh Brothers,
Inc., et al. |
November 22, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 169 |
Opinion of the Justices
of the Supreme Judicial Court - Questions Propounded by His Excellency,
Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine Dated November 22, 2002 |
November 25, 2002 |
December 2002
January 2010
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2002 ME 170 |
In re Marpheen C.
et al. |
December 2, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 171 |
State of Maine v. David E. McLean |
December 4, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 172 |
Donald J. Williams v. State Tax
Assessor |
December 10, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 173 |
Mary Ricci v. Mercy Hospital |
December 13, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 174 |
Nancy Austin, o/b/o Serenity
Soiett v. Universal Cheerleaders Association |
December 17, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 175 |
Jane Davis Doggett v. Town of
Gouldsboro |
December 18, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 176 |
Flik International Corp. v. State
Tax Assessor |
December 20, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 177 |
State of Maine v. Stephen Smith |
December 23, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 178 |
Bay View Bank, N.A. v. The Highland
Golf Mortgagees Realty Trust |
December 31, 2002 |
| 2002 ME 179 |
Todd Rothstein v. Barbara Maloney |
December 31, 2002 |
