Maine Statutes
§ 14 §7206 — Claim of title by defendant
Maine·Title 14 COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL·Part 7 PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS·Ch. 731 RECOVERY OF LAND GRANTS
If the defendant claims all or any part of the lands under such grant and traverses the breaches, the cause shall be tried by jury, and if the issue is found in favor of the State, judgment shall be rendered that the State be reseized of said estate and for costs; but if the issue is found for the defendant, he shall have judgment for his costs to be paid from the State Treasury.
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§ 14 §7201
Breach of condition§ 14 §7202
Filing of information§ 14 §7203
State may maintain action; service§ 14 §7204
Judgment on default§ 14 §7205
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Claim of title by defendant§ 14 §7207
Defendant holding land exceeding grant§ 14 §7208
Location by direction of court§ 14 §7209
Information; notice§ 14 §7210
Proceedings, judgment and costs§ 14 §7211
Information to recover escheats§ 14 §7212
Tenant not to set up title of alien§ 14 §7213
Prevailing defendant entitled to costs§ 14 §7215
Judgment that State reseized