Maine Statutes
§ 14 §6659 — Action by abutters of discontinued road or way
Maine § 14 §6659
JurisdictionMaine
Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Ch. 723PROCEEDINGS TO QUIET TITLE
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §6659 (2026).
Text
Any person or persons claiming an estate of freehold in a discontinued road or way, or in a portion thereof, or an interest in common and undivided therein, may maintain an action as provided in sections 6651 to 6654, or as provided in sections 6655 to 6657 in regard to said discontinued road or way, or portion thereof, without the need or necessity of showing 4 years of possession next prior to the filing of the complaint, provided that the claim of said person or persons to the discontinued road or way, or portion thereof, is based upon fee simple ownership of the land immediately adjoining said discontinued road or way.
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Legislative History
PL 1971, c. 577 (NEW).
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Summary proceedings§ 14 §6652
Petition to remove easement§ 14 §6653
Complaint; grantee as party§ 14 §6654
Appearance of interested parties§ 14 §6655
Description of unknown persons§ 14 §6657
Proceedings in court§ 14 §6658
Action by owners of wild land§ 14 §6660
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Application§ 14 §6662
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 14 §6659, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/14%20%C2%A76659.