Legal Opinion

Graves v. S.E. Downey Registered Land Surveyor, P.A.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 22, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.

[¶ 1] S.E. Downey Registered Land Surveyor, P.A., Patrick Downey, and Stephen Downey (S.E. Downey) appeal from a judgment entered after a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Hjelm, J.) in favor of David and Katherine Graves. The Downeys assert that the court erred in finding that they were negligent in surveying the Graveses’ land and that the negligence caused the damages.1 We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The Graveses own land in Bar Harbor that is bordered on the east by Acadia National Park and on the north by land controlled by the Park. They decided…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Woolley v. HendersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  2. Merriam v. WangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. Walter v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. Johnson v. CarletonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Capper v. GatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Maravell v. R.J. Grondin & SonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
  4. Portland Water District v. Town of StandishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  5. Estate of Vera Boulier v. Presque Isle Nursing HomeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014

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