§ 7071 Actions to recover personal property

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 14 > Part 7 > Chapter 726 - Alternative Action for the Recovery of Personal Property

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Digital network: means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the provision of prearranged rides by transportation network company drivers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
  • driver: means an individual who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal vehicle: means a vehicle that:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prearranged ride: means transportation provided by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning when the driver accepts a transportation request through a digital network and ending when the rider departs from the driver's personal vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Transportation network company: means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity operating in the State that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.