State v. Maine Central Railroad

ROBERTS, Justice.

Maine Central Railroad Company (MCRR) appeals from three judgments of the Superior Court, Somerset and Kenne-bec County, each affirming judgments rendered by the District Court, Skowhegan and Waterville, determining that MCRR violated 12 M.R.S.A. § 9405 (1981) by failing to “cut and burn off or remove from its right-of-way all grass, brush or other inflammable material” on certain dates in 1984 and 1985.1 As a consequence of this failure, the District Court imposed fines under 12 M.R.S.A. § 9701 (1981) ranging in severity from $500 to $1,000. Although we disagree with the…