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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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