Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 461 (2026)

Prior conveyances

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Any conveyance made prior to October 3, 1973 which conveyed land abutting upon a town or private way, county road or highway shall be deemed to have conveyed all of the grantor's interest in the portion of such road or way, which abutted said land unless the grantor shall have expressly reserved his title to such road or way by a specific reference thereto contained in said conveyance. This section shall not apply to any conveyance of a lot or lots by reference to a recorded plan. [PL 1973, c. 788, §165 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 788, §165 (AMD).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1981–2003 · leading case: Franklin Prop. Trust v. Foresite, Inc., 438 A.2d 218 (Me. 1981).

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Franklin Prop. Trust v. Foresite, Inc., 438 A.2d 218 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “The Superior Court, relying on the provisions of 33 M.R.S.A. §§ 461 and 462, granted summary judgment to the defendants.”

Watts v. Watts, 2003 ME 36 (Me. 2003). · cites it 2× “The Superior Court found that section 465 does not apply as Howard suggests, because its application is predicated on the application of 33 M.R.S.A. § 461 (1999), and section 461 does not apply because Lot 25 was originally conveyed with reference to a recorded plan.”

Franklin Prop. Trust v. Foresite, Inc., 489 A.2d 12 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “Initially Foresite claimed title to the sign property by virtue of 33 M.R.S.A. § 461 (1978), 2 a view shared by the Superior Court in the original action initiated in 1979.”

Pushard v. Delong (Me. Super. Ct 2003). “Therefore, in accordance with 33 M.R.S.A. § 461, Cyr conveyed all of his interest in that portion of the private way as it relates to lot no.”

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