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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6902 (2026)

Degree of proof to recover

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If the plaintiff proves that he is entitled to an estate in the premises and had a right of entry therein when he commenced his action, he shall recover the premises, unless the defendant proves a better title in himself.  
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Mark W. Ogden v. Joedy Labonville, 2020 ME 133 (Me. 2020).
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Mark W. Ogden v. Joedy Labonville, 2020 ME 133 (Me. 2020). “In reaching the conclusion that the Ogdens had title to the property and a right to enter it, see 14 M.R.S. § 6902 (2020), the court found that there was a chain of conveyances originating from Barnes and ending with the Ogdens receiving the ultimate conveyance in March 2018.”
Strout v. Gammon, 629 A.2d 43 (Me. 1993). “See 14 M.R.S.A. § 6902 (1980); Powers v. Hambleton, 106 Me.”
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