Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 7053 – No costs to plaintiff where 40 years’ possession
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 7053
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In all real and mixed actions in which the defendant proves that he and those under whom he claims have been in the open, notorious, adverse and exclusive possession of the demanded premises, claiming in fee simple, for 40 years preceding the commencement of the action, and the jury so finds, the plaintiff recovers no costs.