Legal Opinion
Finks v. Maine State Highway Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 21, 1974PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Maine State Highway Commission (Commission), on or about April 8, 1969 caused to be recorded at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds a “Notice of Layout and Taking” pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §§ 153 and 154 for the purpose of acquiring for the State of Maine easement rights in and to certain lands of the plaintiffs in Falmouth, Maine as part of a comprehensive plan to “preserve and develop the natural scenic beauty along and adjacent to any state or state aid highway (State Highway-295) to integrate the public improvement with the aesthetics of the area…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- United States v. A. S. Kreider Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- King Resources Co. v. Environmental Improvement CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Crommett v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1954
- State v. NoyesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1859
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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- Delano v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Town of Arundel v. SwainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Givertz v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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