Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Town of Shapleigh
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 3, 2004PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] The Town of Shapleigh appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Brennan, J.) denying the Town’s motion for a summary judgment in a neghgence action filed by Daniel Sanford. Sanford injured his left bicep while loading a piece of plywood into a trash bin at the Town’s waste facility. The Town contends that the Superior Court erred by finding that the freestanding trash bin constitutes an appurtenance to a pubhe building, thus removing the Town from the immunity provisions of the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8103(1), 8104-A(2) (2003). It also contends…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Thompson v. Department of Inland Fisheries & WildlifeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- Stretton v. City of LewistonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
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3Cited by12 opinions
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