Department of Environmental Protection v. Emerson

Decided July 27, 1989. Vincent L. McKusick wrote the opinion for the court.

563 A.2d 762 · Cited 59 times

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• Commonwealth v. Coward · 414 A.2d 91
• Moffett v. City of Portland · 400 A.2d 340
• Moshe Myerowitz, D.C., P.A. v. Howard · 507 A.2d 578
• Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co. v. Alexander · 411 A.2d 74
• Precision Communications, Inc. v. Rodrigue · 451 A.2d 300
• Stanton by Stanton v. Brunswick School Dept. · 577 F. Supp. 1560
• Crafts v. Quinn · 482 A.2d 825
• Connors v. International Harvester Company · 437 A.2d 880
• Barrett v. Stewart · 456 A.2d 10

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• Maine Equal Justice Partners v. Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services · 2018 ME 127
• Facilitators Improving Salmonid Habitat v. Towns of Winterport & Frankfort · 819 A.2d 325
• State v. Botelho · 568 A.2d 1102
• Child's Play Ltd. v. A & A, Inc. · 642 A.2d 170
• Bangor Historic Track, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture · 2003 ME 140
• Walsh v. Johnston · 608 A.2d 776
• State v. Shattuck · 2000 ME 38
• Town of Charleston v. School Administrative District No. 68 · 2002 ME 95
• Department of Environmental Protection v. Emerson · 616 A.2d 1268
• United States v. Alisal Water Corp. · 326 F. Supp. 2d 1010
• First National Bank of Boston v. City of Lewiston · 617 A.2d 1029

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