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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Chapter 725: REAL ACTIONS
14 §6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor

Universal Citation:
14 ME Rev Stat § 6802 (2011 through 125th Legis)
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Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

Subchapter 3: DISSEIZORS

§6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor

If the person in possession has actually ousted the plaintiff or withheld the possession, he may, at the plaintiff's election, be considered a disseizor for the purpose of trying the right, although he claims an estate therein less than a freehold.

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