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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS
38 §703. Defenses


38 ME Rev Stat § 703 (2011 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS

Subarticle 3: ACTION FOR DAMAGES

§703. Defenses

The owner or occupant of such mill or canal may answer that the plaintiff has no right, title or estate in the lands alleged to be injured; or that he has a right to maintain such dam, and flow the lands, or divert the water for an agreed price, or without any compensation; or any other matter, which may show that the plaintiff cannot maintain the action; but he shall not answer that the land described is not injured by such dam or canal.

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