Legal Opinion
State v. Town of Franklin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 26, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Plaintiffs, the State of Maine and the Board of Environmental Protection (the “BEP”), appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Hancock County) in favor of defendant, the Town of Franklin (the “Town”). Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Town from continued operation of the Town’s solid waste disposal facility and to exact civil fines from the Town for the Town’s operation of the facility. Plaintiffs’ base their claim on an Administrative Enforcement Order and Consent Agreement signed by the Board of Selectmen of the Town, the BEP, and the State. The Superi- or Court ruled in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sirois v. Town of FrenchvilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- School Administrative District 3 v. Maine School District CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
- Belfast & Moosehead Lake R. R. v. Inhabitants of BrooksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1872
- Austin v. Inhabitants of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1869
- Knowlton v. Inhabts. of Plantation No. 4Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1836
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