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2020 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 738: SMALL CLAIMS
14 §7485. Effect of judgment
Universal Citation: 14 ME Rev Stat § 7485 (2020)
§7485. Effect of judgment
Any fact found or issue adjudicated in a proceeding under this chapter may not be deemed found or adjudicated for the purpose of any other cause of action. The judgment obtained is res judicata as to the amount in controversy. If a plaintiff has reduced the amount of a claim or contract to meet the jurisdictional limits of this chapter, the judgment obtained is res judicata as to the full amount of the debt or contract in controversy. The only recourse from an adverse decision is by appeal. [PL 2009, c. 428, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 667, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 428, §3 (AMD).
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