Maine Statutes
§ 38 §719 — --offer to accept less compensation
Maine § 38 §719
JurisdictionMaine
Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Ch. 5GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §719 (2026).
Text
The owner of the land injured may within the time provided in section 717 offer in writing to the owner of the mill, dam or canal to accept a reduced compensation for the future. If the owner of the mill, dam or canal declines to pay it, and brings a new complaint to obtain a reduction, the owner of the mill, dam or canal may not recover costs, unless the compensation is reduced to a sum less than what was offered.
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Legislative History
PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §138 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 38 §7
Relation to other laws§ 38 §7-A
Waiting lists; nonresident moorings§ 38 §701
Complaint§ 38 §702
--service§ 38 §703
Defenses§ 38 §704
Trial; costs§ 38 §706
Assessment in gross§ 38 §707
Payment in gross; bar§ 38 §708
Commissioners' report for jury§ 38 §709
Acceptance of commissioners' report§ 38 §710
Verdict or report bars future action§ 38 §711
Yearly damages§ 38 §712
--security for§ 38 §713
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 38 §719, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/38%20%C2%A7719.