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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 2628 (2026)

Money or thing trusteed before it is payable

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Any money or other thing due absolutely to the principal defendant may be attached before it has become payable, but the trustee is not required to pay or deliver it before the time appointed therefor by the contract.  
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1973–2008 · leading case: Loyal Erectors, Inc. v. Hamilton & Son, Inc., 312 A.2d 748 (Me. 1973).
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Loyal Erectors, Inc. v. Hamilton & Son, Inc., 312 A.2d 748 (Me. 1973). “We must have in mind, additionally, the provisions of 14 M.R.S.A. § 2628 to the effect that “[a]ny money or other thing due absolutely to the principal defendant may be attached before it has become payable, but the trustee is not required to pay or deliver it before the time…”
Pine State Trading Co. v. Winn Gen. Store (Me. Super. Ct 2008). “The plaintiff argues further that while the funds in the checking account are provisional credits, they are not funds due to the principal defendant by the trustee but are sums held on account for the defendant due from third parties.”
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