Maine Statutes
§ 35-A §2515 — Liability; damages
Every corporation organized under section 2101 and former section 2109 and every entity authorized under section 2301 to construct lines is liable in all cases to repay a municipality all sums of money that the municipality is obliged to pay on a judgment recovered against it for damages caused by an obstruction, digging up or displacement of a way or street by the corporation or entity, together with attorney's fees and expenses necessarily incurred in defending the municipality in the actions. The corporation or entity must:
1.Notice.
Be notified of the commencement of any civil actions for damage; and
2.Right to defend.
Have the right to defend the action at its own expense.
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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §A37 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §11 (AMD).
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