Maine § 10 §3859 Offer of default; admission of sum due

Maine Statutes

§ 10 §3859 — Offer of default; admission of sum due

Maine § 10 §3859

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 10 §3859 (2026).

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The defendant may offer to be defaulted as in other cases. The owners of the vessel may admit, in writing filed with the clerk, that a certain sum is due the plaintiff as a lien on the vessel. If the plaintiff does not recover a greater sum as lien, the plaintiff recovers no costs against the owner or the vessel or its proceeds after the admission is filed, but the owner recovers costs thereafter.

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The defendant may offer to be defaulted as in other cases. The owners of the vessel may admit, in writing filed with the clerk, that a certain sum is due the plaintiff as a lien on the vessel. If the plaintiff does not recover a greater sum as lien, the plaintiff recovers no costs against the owner or the vessel or its proceeds after the admission is filed, but the owner recovers costs thereafter.