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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6012 (2026)

Personal property

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 428 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 231 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 448, §4 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 133, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 245, §5 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Doughty v. Sullivan, 661 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1995).
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Doughty v. Sullivan, 661 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1995). · cites it 3× “Failure to obtain a writ does not prevent a plaintiff from proceeding in District Court on an action in forcible entry and detainer to obtain possession of a chattel, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1980). 10 In the alternative, if the chattel is unavailable to be replevied, a…”
Plumbago Mining Corp. v. Sweatt, 444 A.2d 361 (Me. 1982). · cites it 3× “A complaint was entered in Superior Court, Oxford County, on February 26, 1981, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012. 4 On March 30, 1981, the State v.”
Hartford Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Harvey, 420 A.2d 230 (Me. 1980). · cites it 3× “” Apparently no payment was forthcoming, and plaintiff brought this action of forcible entry and detainer, under 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012, 2 to gain possession of the mobile home unit.”
Yeadon Fabric Domes, Inc. v. Maine Sports Complex, LLC, 901 A.2d 200 (Me. 2006). “It brought a forcible entry and detainer action for personalty pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 6012 (2005) against MSC, seeking to recover the dome.”
Colonial Builders & Investors, Inc. v. Meier, 417 A.2d 422 (Me. 1980). · cites it 3× “McMur-trie, described in the action as president of Colonial, joined in an action of forcible entry and detainer brought against Joan Meier pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012, in which they sought delivery of possession of numerous items of personal property allegedly belonging to…”
Fleet Bank of Maine v. Griffin, 1997 ME 45 (Me. 1997). · cites it 3× “[¶5] Griffin contends that the trial court erred in finding that his unsecured promise to pay, which listed two of his family members as sureties, was insufficient to satisfy 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012. Griffin argues that section 6012 does not provide for security to be furnished by…”
Atl. Home Solutions, Inc. v. Quang Pham, 2022 ME 6 (Me. 2022). “After the defendants failed to make payments, the plaintiff filed a complaint under the predecessor to section 7071, 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1980).6 Harvey, 420 A.”
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MacHias Ford, Mercury, Inc., 509 A.2d 658 (Me. 1986). “appealed a District Court, Machias, judgment in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company in its forcible entry and detainer action for possession of three motor vehicles, 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1980). With the notice of appeal Machias Ford filed a document entitled “Recognition”,…”
Yargeau v. City of Portland, 566 A.2d 1088 (Me. 1989). · cites it 2× “The City claimed that Yargeau did not comply with 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1980). The District Court denied the motion to dismiss, found the City’s claim of title invalid and rendered judgment for Yargeau.”
Hazzard v. Dodge, 454 A.2d 838 (Me. 1983). · cites it 6× “1 In this action for forcible entry and detainer of personal property brought pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1981), the District Court (Portland) *840 held that the claims of title by defendants Thomas Dodge and Harriet Hope were frivolous, and proceeded to try the case and…”
Atl. Reg'l Fed. Credit Union v. Baizley (Me. Super. Ct 2006). · cites it 2× “On December 12, 2005, Atlantic Regional filed a FED complaint with the District Court in Portland, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012, claiming that Defendants had defaulted on their loan agreements with Atlantic Regional and that, accordingly, they were entitled to possession of…”
Kubota Tractor Corp. v. Constr. Equip. Rentals, Inc., 653 A.2d 421 (Me. 1995). · cites it 3× “The court concluded that the District Court, not the Superior Court, must determine pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6012 (1980) whether a party has provided sufficient surety for an appeal of a FED judgment.”
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