Opinion ID: 2832664
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Other Commonly-Shared Expenses

Text: [¶40] Pew and Cooke finally argue that the court erred in finding them liable for a share of certain island expenses after trial. “An award of damages will not be disturbed unless there is no basis in the record to support it.” Jenkins, Inc. v. Walsh Bros., Inc., 2001 ME 98, ¶ 18, 776 A.2d 1229 (quotation marks omitted). Pew and Cooke do not challenge the court’s calculation of amounts expended, only its classification of some expenses as commonly-shared. 22 [¶41] The court painstakingly parsed the expenses claimed by the Other Owners, finding some to be allowable commonly-shared expenses, while disallowing others. It carefully distinguished between the two categories by examining the AOP; the August 21, 1978, letter of agreement; and the owners’ common practice through the years. Because there is a basis in the record to support the court’s approach, we will not disturb its damages award. See id. The entry is: Judgment affirmed. On the briefs: James T. Kilbreth, Esq., and Adrianne E. Fouts, Esq., Drummond Woodsum, Portland, for appellants Sally C. Pew and the Trustees of the John P. Cooke Disclaimer Trust Deborah M. Mann, Esq., and Tudor N. Goldsmith, Esq., Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, Portland, for appellees Robert and Martha Sayler, John and Marcia Hincks, and Peter and Maria Nickles At oral argument: James T. Kilbreth, Esq., for appellants Sally C. Pew and the Trustees of the John P. Cooke Disclaimer Trust Deborah M. Mann, Esq., for appellees Robert and Martha Sayler, John and Marcia Hincks, and Peter and Maria Nickles Lincoln County Superior Court docket number CV-2011-31 FOR CLERK REFERENCE ONLY