Legal Opinion

Livonia v. Town of Rome

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 27, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Marlene Livonia appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Marden, J.) dismissing her complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). She contends that the court erred in dismissing her complaint against the Town of Rome. We disagree.

[¶ 2] In April 1989 Livonia acquired title to unimproved waterfront property in Rome. In March 1994 the Town, pursuant to 36 M.R.S.A. § 942 (1990 & Supp.1997), 1 sent a tax collector’s notice, lien claim, and demand by certified mail to Livonia’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Robinson v. HanrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Covey v. Town of SomersSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Larrabee v. Penobscot Frozen Foods, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Wage Payment LitigationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  2. Moody v. State Liquor & Lottery CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  3. Delanna Garey v. Stanford Management, LLCSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2024
  4. Jeffrey Stoops v. Richard NelsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  5. In Re Wage Payment LitigationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000

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