Picher v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland

974 A.2d 286 (2009)

2009 ME 67

William PICHER

v.

The ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF PORTLAND et al.

Docket: Ken 08-81.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Argued: September 16, 2008.

Decided: July 7, 2009.

Sumner H. Lipman, Esq. Keith R. Varner, Esq. (orally), Walter F. McKee, Esq., Lipman, Katz & McKee, P.A., Augusta, ME, for William Picher.

Gerald F. Petrucelli, Esq. (orally), Bradford A. Pattershall, Esq., Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow, LLP, Portland, ME, for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, ALEXANDER, LEVY, SILVER, MEAD, and GORMAN, JJ.

Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and…