Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5003 – Collection of judgment against foreign lessee
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5003
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Railroad: includes every commercial, interurban and other railway and each and every branch and extension thereof by whatsoever power operated, together with all tracks, bridges, trestles, rights-of-way, subways, tunnels, stations, depots, union depots, ferries, yards, grounds, terminals, terminal facilities, structures and equipment and all other real estate, fixtures and personal property of every kind used in connection therewith, owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons or property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
When any foreign railroad company, which is or has been doing business in this State as the lessee of any railroad, refuses or neglects for 60 days after demand to pay and discharge any judgment recovered by any person against the company owning that leased road for damages to the property of the person by the doings, misdoings or neglects of the foreign company, its agents or servants, which judgment belongs to the foreign company to pay and discharge, the Superior Court, on complaint, may compel payment thereof by the foreign corporation and make, pass and enforce all necessary orders, decrees and processes for the purpose. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).