Maine Statutes
§ 14 §865 — Application of limitations to counterclaims
Maine § 14 §865
JurisdictionMaine
Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 2PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
Ch. 205LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §865 (2026).
Text
All the provisions hereof respecting limitations apply to any counterclaim by the defendant except a counterclaim arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim to the extent of the demand in the plaintiff's claim. The time of such limitation shall be computed as if an action had been commenced therefor at the time the plaintiff's action was commenced.
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Legislative History
PL 1969, c. 367, §1 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 14 §8001
Short title§ 14 §8002
Definition§ 14 §8003
Filing and status of foreign judgments§ 14 §8004
Notice of filing§ 14 §8005
Stay§ 14 §8006
Fees§ 14 §8007
Optional procedure§ 14 §8008
Uniformity of interpretation§ 14 §802
Right begins to run§ 14 §803
Right deemed to accrue§ 14 §804
Entry for condition broken§ 14 §805
Accrual of right of entry§ 14 §807
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 14 §865, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/14%20%C2%A7865.