Legal Opinion

Town of Pownal v. Emerson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 25, 1994PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Kenneth Emerson appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, McKinley, J.) affirming a decision of the District Court (Portland, MacNichol, J.). The District Court ordered defendant to remove material stored on his land in violation of the automobile graveyard and junkyard statute, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3753 (Pamph.1993), and imposed a fine. Defendant argues inter alia that the evidence compels a finding that the materials are not junk and that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and was improperly applied. The Town cross-appeals from the…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. City of Portland v. JacobskySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. Stucki v. PlavinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. Waterville Hotel Corp. v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
  4. Cope v. Inhabitants of Town of BrunswickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  5. Maine Real Estate Commission v. KelbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DeHartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Town of Baldwin v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  3. Metropolitan District Commission v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 4, Local 3713Connecticut Appellate Court · 1994
  4. Bushey v. Town of ChinaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. Department of Environmental Protection v. WoodmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997

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