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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6702 (2026)

Plaintiff must have right of entry

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No such action shall be maintained unless, at the time of commencing it, the plaintiff had such right of entry. No descent or discontinuance shall defeat any right of entry for the recovery of real estate.  
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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Sheriff v. Gardner (D. Me. 2022).
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Sheriff v. Gardner (D. Me. 2022). “, PageID # 221 (citing 14 M.R.S.A. § 6702).) For present purposes, it is enough to say that the Court does not construe the Amended Complaint to invoke section 6701, especially in light of Plaintiffs’ clearly stated response that this “case is not about the right of entry.”
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