Goudreau v. Pine Springs Rd. & Water, LLC

This was the second appeal of a matter involving six subdivision lot owners and their attempt to form a road association. In the first appeal, the Supreme Court held that the lot owners were authorized by statute to begin the process of forming the road association. On remand, the superior court issued an order requiring the parties to submit a proposed judgment. The resulting proposal asked the court to clarify what the word "majority" as used in 23 Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. 3101(5) meant. The court answered that the word "majority" as used in section 3101(5) required only a majority vote of those owners physically present at the meeting and those present by proxy and did not require a majority of all lot owners whether present or not. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the superior court did not err in declaring that "a majority vote" as used in section 3101(5) meant a majority vote of lot owners actually present or represented by proxy at a properly called road association meeting. View "Goudreau v. Pine Springs Rd. & Water, LLC" on Justia Law