Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6601 – Actions on bonds and recognizances; jury to assess damages
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6601
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
In actions on bond or contract in a penal sum for the performance of covenants or agreements or on a recognizance to prosecute an appeal, when the jury finds the condition broken, they shall estimate the plaintiff‘s damages and judgment shall be entered for the penal sum, and execution shall issue for such damages and costs.