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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6958 (2026)

Defendant may have betterments

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The defendant shall have the benefit of this chapter as to the increased value of premises when the cause, including all real actions brought by a reversioner or remainderman, or his assigns, after the termination of a tenancy in dower, or any other life estate, against the assignee or grantee of the tenant of the life estate, or against his heirs or legal representatives, is determined in favor of the plaintiff.  
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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · 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). “Contrary to Labonville’s contentions, the trial court 7 Labonville does not appeal from the court’s judgment on her claim for compensation for betterments pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 6958 (2020). 8 Section 6961 states, “When the plaintiff does not elect so to abandon the premises,…”
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