Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 3866 – Vessel under attachment attached on lien claim
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 3866
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
If the vessel has been already attached by a sheriff or his deputy when a writ of attachment is issued for such lien claim, such writ of attachment shall be served by such officer. If attached by a constable, he shall give up to the officer having the lien writ of attachment the possession and the precept upon which he attached it with his return of the facts thereon. The attachment shall hold subject to the legal priorities of the lien claim.