Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 3: DISSEIZORS
14 §6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor

§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.