Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 7301 (2026)

Unlawful detention

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When goods, unlawfully taken or detained from the owner or person entitled to the possession thereof, or attached on mesne process, or taken on execution, are claimed by any person other than the defendant in the action in which they are so attached or taken, such owner or person may cause them to be replevied.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2015 · 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× “According to Amos, the filing of a complaint confers jurisdiction on the District Court to hear an action in replevin pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 7301, rather than the filing of a pre-judgment writ of replevin.”

DaimlerChrysler Fin. Servs. Americas LLC v. Ballenger Auto. Co., 535 F. Supp. 2d 168 (D. Me. 2008). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, by its counsel, Deily, Mooney & Glastetter, LLP, having moved for an Order to Show Cause, Temporary Restraining Order and Order of Seizure pursuant to Rule 64 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 14 M.R.S.A. §…”

Johnson v. Johnson (Me. Super. Ct 2015). “14 M.R.S. § 7301. Setting aside the procedural issue of whether the plaintiff has properly asserted a writ of replevin, Plaintiff's claim fails for the same reason as the conversion claim-there is no proof that Plaintiff has title or a right of possession.”

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