Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2426 – Advance payments
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1. A payment or payments made by any person, or by the person’s insurer by virtue of an insurance policy, on account of bodily injury or death or damage to or loss of property of another, does not constitute an admission of liability or waiver of defense as to such injury, death, loss or damage, or be admissible in evidence in any action brought against the insured person or the person’s insurer for damages, indemnity or benefits arising out of such injury, death, loss or damage unless pleaded as a defense to the action.
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §218 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2426
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
2. All such payments must be credited upon any settlement with respect to the same damage, expense, or loss made by, or upon any judgment rendered therefor in such an action against, the payor or the payor’s insurer, and in favor of any person to whom or on whose account payment was made.
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §218 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §218 (COR).