§7206. Claim of title by defendant
If the defendant claims all or any part of the lands under such grant and traverses the breaches, the cause shall be tried by jury, and if the issue is found in favor of the State, judgment shall be rendered that the State be reseized of said estate and for costs; but if the issue is found for the defendant, he shall have judgment for his costs to be paid from the State Treasury.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 731: RECOVERY OF LAND GRANTS
14 §7202. Filing of information
14 §7203. State may maintain action; service
14 §7205. Disclaimer by defendant
14 §7206. Claim of title by defendant
14 §7207. Defendant holding land exceeding grant
14 §7208. Location by direction of court
14 §7210. Proceedings, judgment and costs
14 §7211. Information to recover escheats
14 §7212. Tenant not to set up title of alien
14 §7213. Prevailing defendant entitled to costs
14 §7214. Defendant may prevail by title subsequently acquired
14 §7215. Judgment that State reseized
14 §7216. Tenant under State to have betterments