STRATER v. TOWN OF YORK


541 A.2d 938 (1988)

David STRATER v. TOWN OF YORK.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Strater, Strater, Hancock & Erwin, York, pro se (orally).

Michael Parker (orally), John C. Bannon, E. Stephen Murray, Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, for defendant.

Before NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

This controversy over whether the Plaintiff, David Strater, is liable to the Defendant, Town of York, for a $10 harbor usage fee comes here on appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (York County), declaring both that the harbor fee is constitutionally and statutorily permitted and that the fee is reasonable in amount. We affirm that judgment.

The town derives its authority to regulate its harbor and to impose this fee from the broad...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases