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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 751 (2026)

Twenty years

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Except as provided in Title 11, sections 2‑725 and 3‑1118, subsection (1), personal actions on contracts or liabilities under seal, promissory notes signed in the presence of an attesting witness, or on the bills, notes or other evidences of debt issued by a bank must be commenced within 20 years after the cause of action accrues.   [PL 2017, c. 251, §1 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 251, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 306, §30 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 251, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 251, §2 (AFF).
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Cited in 17 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Fleet Nat'l Bank v. Liberty, 2004 ME 36 (Me. 2004).
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Fleet Nat'l Bank v. Liberty, 2004 ME 36 (Me. 2004). · cites it 12× “Fleet contends that the Superior Court properly applied the twenty-year statute of limitations, 14 M.R.S.A. § 751 (2003), for promissory notes signed before a witness.”
Lloyd v. Est. of Robbins, 2010 ME 59 (Me. 2010). · cites it 10× “The Estate argues that (1) the Superior Court erred as a matter of law by applying the twenty-year statute of limitations regarding sealed instruments, 14 M.R.S. § 751 (2009), to this case; and (2) the six-year general statute of limitations, 14 M.”
U.S. Bank, N.A. v. HLC Escrow, Inc., 919 F.3d 17 (1st Cir. 2019). · cites it 3× “See Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 751 , 752.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n as Trsutee v. Charles Adams, 2014 ME 113 (Me. 2014). “Bank argues that its equitable claims are based on the note and mortgage, which are subject to a statute of limitation pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 751 (2013) (providing that personal actions on, inter alia, "the bills, notes, or other evidences of debt issued by a bank” must be…”
Tornesello v. Tisdale, 948 A.2d 1244 (Me. 2008). “” 14 M.R.S. § 751 (2007); Mass. Awn. Laws ch.”
Ouellette v. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., 466 A.2d 478 (Me. 1983). “14 M.R.S.A. § 751 (1980). The applicability clause of the 1973 act contained the proviso that the amendments “shall not be construed to affect any cause of action arising prior to the effective date of this Act.”
US Bank, N.A. v. HLC Escrow, Inc., 888 F.3d 529 (1st Cir. 2018). · cites it 3× “See Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 751 , 752.”
Us Bank Trust Nat'l Ass'n Not in Its Individual Capacity But Solely as Owner Tr. for Vrmtg Asset Trust v. Tenpenny (D. Me. 2023). · cites it 3× “44), contending, among other things, that (1) the twenty-year statute of limitations in 14 M.R.S.A. § 751 (West 2022) applies to its Complaint; (2) even if the six-year statute of limitations applies, the cause of action did not accrue until Luz had stopped making payments on…”
Leighton v. Title Pro, LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2017). · cites it 2× “Leighton, but that the twenty-year statute of limitations, 14 M.R.S. § 751, applied to U.S. Bank's claims as to Mr.”
Madore v. Madore (Me. Super. Ct 2022). · cites it 2× “In the alternative, Nationstar argues that if any statute of limitations applies to the reformation claim, it is the twenty-year statute of limitations set by 14 M.R.S. § 751. § 751 provides: Except as provided in Title 11, sections 2-725 and 3-1118, subsection (1 ), personal…”
Fleet Nat'l Bank v. Liberty (Me. Super. Ct 2003). · cites it 3× “At the time the parties executed the notes, a twenty-year statute of limitations applied to “personal actions on contracts or liabilities under seal, promissory notes signed in the presence of an attesting witness or on the bills, notes or other evidences of debt issued by a…”
Lloyd v. Est. of Annabelle E. Robbins (Me. Super. Ct 2009). · cites it 3× “See 14 M.R.S. § 751 (2008). contrary to Plaintiffs' contention, the word "forever" in 33 M.”
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