Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18, § 2252 (2026)

Requisites for valid sale against persons claiming under deceased or ward

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 540, §24-C (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1977–1980 · leading case: Vanasse v. Labrecque, 381 A.2d 269 (Me. 1977).
Vanasse v. Labrecque, 381 A.2d 269 (Me. 1977). · cites it 4× “18 M.R.S.A. § 2252 (1964) provides: "In an action brought to contest the validity of any such sale, by the heir or others claiming under the deceased; by the wife or her heirs, in case of a sale of her estate by her husband; or by the ward or person claiming under him; no such…”
Akins v. Firstbank, N.A., 415 A.2d 567 (Me. 1980). “Collateral attack on sales of real estate made pursuant to licenses issued by the probate court was specifically barred by 18 M.R.S.A. § 2252. This court did not decide whether Mullane, supra, applied to the probate court’s order, holding instead that when innocent purchasers…”
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