Legal Opinion
Kirkpatrick v. City of Bangor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 13, 1999PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] The City of Bangor appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Pe-nobscot County, Kravchuk, C.J.), pursuant to 17 M.R.S.A. § 2851 (Supp.1998), vacating the order of the City Council to demolish, within 30 days, a building owned by Leon and Gertrude Kirkpatrick that had been declared a danger and a nuisance. The court affirmed the City Council’s finding that the building-constituted a danger and a nuisance, but concluded that due process mandates that, prior to issuing an order of demolition, the City Council provide the Kirkpatricks with a list of the defects that render the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Penobscot Area Housing Development Corp. v. City of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Fichter v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Michaud v. City of BangorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
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