· 9/10/1973
Foss v. Maine Turnpike Authority
Citations
- 309 A.2d 339
- 64 A.L.R. 3d 1230
- 1973 Me. LEXIS 342
How courts have described this case
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- deciding taking had been sufficiently alleged, resulting from the sanding operation of the MTA
- whether damage to property from salt runoff from snow removal operations constituted nuisance or trespass or, instead, constituted inverse condemnation
- “Exemplary, or punitive, damages are generally awarded in those cases where the conduct of the defendant is found to be deliberate, malicious or grossly negligent . . . [and] are awarded to [a] plaintiff over and above compensation for his injuries.”
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Judges: Dufresne, Weatherbee, Pomeroy, Wer-Nick, Archibald, Webber
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