Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 13-A, § 1122 (2026)

Survival of remedy after dissolution; liquidating trustees

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SECTION HISTORY

PL 1971, c. 439, §§1,27 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §A1 (RP). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1983–2012 · leading case: Sturtevant v. Town of Winthrop, 1999 ME 84 (Me. 1999).

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Sturtevant v. Town of Winthrop, 1999 ME 84 (Me. 1999). · cites it 6× “See 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 (1981). Section 1122(1) provides that "[t]he dissolution of a corporation .”

Kelly v. Michaud's Ins. Agency, Inc., 651 A.2d 345 (Me. 1994). · cites it 2× “(the Corporation) on the basis that their complaint was barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations, 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 (1981). 1 The Kellys contend that the court *346 abused its discretion by refusing to allow them to amend their complaint to add an employee of…”

Francis v. Stinson, 2000 ME 173 (Me. 2000). “See 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122(1) (1981). The complaint was filed in October of 1995, more than two years after SST & S, formerly known as Stinson Canning Company, was dissolved.”

OfficeMax Inc. v. Cnty. Qwick Print, Inc., 751 F. Supp. 2d 221 (D. Me. 2011). · cites it 2× “Group, 2001 WL 1736572 , at *6 (The restrictions of 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 do not apply where the successor corporation “is now seeking to enforce agreement on its own behalf’).”

Fowler v. Boise Cascade Corp., 739 F. Supp. 671 (D. Me. 1990). “also argued that it lacked the capacity to be sued because Maine law permits actions against dissolved corporations only if the action is commenced within two years after the date of dissolution.”

Bransby Point Assocs. v. Montserrat Dev. Corp., 176 F. Supp. 2d 11 (D. Me. 2001). · cites it 4× “See 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122(1). 4 The intent *14 of the survival statute was upheld in Sturtevant v.”

Mahar v. Sullivan (Me. Super. Ct 2012). · cites it 2× “In further support of his request for dismissal, Defendant Sullivan argues that the statute of repose in effect at the time of the dissolution of Sullivan & Merritt, 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 (1981), bars Plaintiff's claim.”

Katahdin Ins. Grp. v. Elwell (Me. Super. Ct 2001). “12 reasonable when the employee during the term of his or her employment has had substantial contact with his/her employer’s customers and is thereby in a position to take for his/her own benefit the good will his employer paid him/her to develop for the employer’s business.”

Richards Realty Co. v. Inhabitants of Castle Hill, 458 A.2d 753 (Me. 1983). “13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122(1) (1981). Castle Hill concedes that if Richards Realty had commenced its action within two years after dissolution, the lawsuit would be maintainable.”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 13-A, § 1122(1) — 8 cases

Sturtevant v. Town of Winthrop, 1999 ME 84 (Me. 1999). “See 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 (1981). Section 1122(1) provides that "[t]he dissolution of a corporation .”

Kelly v. Michaud's Ins. Agency, Inc., 651 A.2d 345 (Me. 1994). “(the Corporation) on the basis that their complaint was barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations, 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 (1981). 1 The Kellys contend that the court *346 abused its discretion by refusing to allow them to amend their complaint to add an employee of…”

OfficeMax Inc. v. Cnty. Qwick Print, Inc., 751 F. Supp. 2d 221 (D. Me. 2011). “Group, 2001 WL 1736572 , at *6 (The restrictions of 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122 do not apply where the successor corporation “is now seeking to enforce agreement on its own behalf’).”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 13-A, § 1122(2) — 1 case

Bransby Point Assocs. v. Montserrat Dev. Corp., 176 F. Supp. 2d 11 (D. Me. 2001). “See 13-A M.R.S.A. § 1122(1). 4 The intent *14 of the survival statute was upheld in Sturtevant v.”

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