14 §6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor - Maine Statutes

Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL

Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

Chapter 725: REAL ACTIONS

Subchapter 3: DISSEIZORS

§6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor

If the person in possession has actually ousted the plaintiff or withheld the possession, he may, at the plaintiff's election, be considered a disseizor for the purpose of trying the right, although he claims an estate therein less than a freehold.