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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1862 (2026)

Owner and renter liable jointly and severally

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1968–2003 · leading case: Ashe v. Enter. Rent-A-Car, 2003 ME 147 (Me. 2003).
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Ashe v. Enter. Rent-A-Car, 2003 ME 147 (Me. 2003). · cites it 3× “The version of this statute in effect at the time of the accident, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1862 (1978), provided: The owner of a motor vehicle engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles, with or without drivers, who rents any such vehicle, with or without a driver, to another,…”
St. Louis v. Hartley's Oldsmobile-GMC, Inc., 570 A.2d 1213 (Me. 1990). · cites it 2× “Louis’s claim of negligent entrustment, and second that Hartley could not be held jointly and severally liable under 29 M.R.S.A. § 1862 (1978) because Hartley did not “rent” Sands the loaner automobile within the statutory meaning of the word “rental” because there was no…”
Rose v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., 649 F. Supp. 32 (D. Me. 1986). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs allege no acts of negligence against Fountain, independent of Lay’s alleged negligence; rather, Plaintiffs invoke 29 M.R.S.A. § 1862 (1978) to impose vicarious liability on Fountain.”
Moses v. Scott Paper Co., 280 F. Supp. 37 (D. Me. 1968). “Plaintiff also alleges that the automobile being driven by Bacon at the time of the accident had been rented by the defendant Commonwealth to one of Bacon’s employers, rendering Commonwealth also liable for any damages caused by Bacon’s negligence, pursuant to 29 M.R.S.A. § 1862…”
Ashe v. Enter. Rent-A-Car (Me. Super. Ct 2003). · cites it 2× “29 M.R.S.A. § 1862 (repealed and replaced by 29-A M.”
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