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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 59 (2026)

Burial expenses; incidental compensation

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 560 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 544, §135 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 897 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §A7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Li v. Travelers Ins. Co., 634 A.2d 1267 (Me. 1993).
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Li v. Travelers Ins. Co., 634 A.2d 1267 (Me. 1993). “With respect to the burial expenses, Travelers' lien only covers the $4,000 statutory maximum of 39 M.R.S.A. § 59 (Supp.1992). Payments made in excess of that amount were not made pursuant to the Act and are therefore not subject to the lien.”
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