Maine Revised Statutes
Part 5: DEFAULT
11 §2-1531. Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods

§2-1531. Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods
(1).  If a third party so deals with goods that have been identified to a lease contract as to cause actionable injury to a party to the lease contract, the lessor has a right of action against the third party, and the lessee also has a right of action against the third party if the lessee:  
(a). Has a security interest in the goods;   [PL 1991, c. 805, §5 (NEW).]
(b). Has an insurable interest in the goods; or   [PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(c). Bears the risk of loss under the lease contract or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the lessor and the goods have been converted or destroyed.   [PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(2).  If at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the lease contract and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, the party plaintiff's suit or settlement, subject to the party plaintiff's own interest, is as a fiduciary for the other party to the lease contract.  
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(3).  Either party with the consent of the other may sue for the benefit of whom it may concern.  
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Article 2-A: LEASES

Part 5: DEFAULT

11 §2-1501. Default; procedure

11 §2-1502. Notice after default

11 §2-1503. Modification or impairment of rights and remedies

11 §2-1504. Liquidation of damages

11 §2-1505. Cancellation and termination and effect of cancellation, termination, rescission or fraud on rights and remedies

11 §2-1506. Statute of limitations

11 §2-1507. Proof of market rent; time and place

11 §2-1508. Lessee's remedies

11 §2-1509. Lessee's rights on improper delivery; rightful rejection

11 §2-1510. Installment lease contracts; rejection and default

11 §2-1511. Merchant lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected goods

11 §2-1512. Lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected goods

11 §2-1513. Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery; replacement

11 §2-1514. Waiver of lessee's objections

11 §2-1515. Acceptance of goods

11 §2-1516. Effect of acceptance of goods; notice of default; burden of establishing default after acceptance; notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over

11 §2-1517. Revocation of acceptance of goods

11 §2-1518. Cover; substitute goods

11 §2-1519. Lessee's damages for nondelivery, repudiation, default and breach of warranty in regard to accepted goods

11 §2-1520. Lessee's incidental and consequential damages

11 §2-1521. Lessee's right to specific performance or replevin

11 §2-1522. Lessee's right to goods on lessor's insolvency

11 §2-1523. Lessor's remedies

11 §2-1524. Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract

11 §2-1525. Lessor's right to possession of goods

11 §2-1526. Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise

11 §2-1527. Lessor's rights to dispose of goods

11 §2-1528. Lessor's damages for nonacceptance, failure to pay, repudiation or other default

11 §2-1529. Lessor's action for the rent

11 §2-1530. Lessor's incidental damages

11 §2-1531. Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods

11 §2-1532. Lessor's rights to residual interest