MERRILL v. TOWN OF HAMPDEN


432 A.2d 394 (1981)

Lawrence E. MERRILL v. TOWN OF HAMPDEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garth K. Chandler (orally), Bangor, for plaintiff.

Mitchell & Stearns, John A. Woodcock, Jr. (orally), Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, GLASSMAN and ROBERTS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

After a jury trial the Superior Court (Penobscot County) entered judgment for defendant Town on plaintiff's suit seeking treble damages under 14 M.R.S.A. § 7552 (1980) for the Town's cutting, allegedly knowingly or willfully, of a large red oak tree located on his land, but within the right of way of a public road. We affirm, finding no merit in any of plaintiff's four contentions on appeal.

Plaintiff's constitutional claims of due process...

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