Maine § 14 §868 Action to recover damages for land taken for public use

Maine Statutes

§ 14 §868 — Action to recover damages for land taken for public use

Maine § 14 §868

Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL

Part 2PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

Ch. 205LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §868 (2026).

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No action or proceeding shall be brought or maintained to recover damages caused by the taking of any land, rights or other property to be used for a public purpose when such taking has been authorized by the Legislature, unless the same is commenced within 3 years after the cause first accrued for which the same or like proceedings might have been commenced, nor shall any compensation be awarded for damages sustained for more than 3 years before the commencement of proceedings to recover the same.

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No action or proceeding shall be brought or maintained to recover damages caused by the taking of any land, rights or other property to be used for a public purpose when such taking has been authorized by the Legislature, unless the same is commenced within 3 years after the cause first accrued for which the same or like proceedings might have been commenced, nor shall any compensation be awarded for damages sustained for more than 3 years before the commencement of proceedings to recover the same.