§7216. Tenant under State to have betterments
If a person appears and proves himself to have a legal title to such estate and recovers it against the State or its grantee or tenant, the estate shall be liable for all expenses of improvements thereon over and above the rents and profits thereof, although the tenant and those claiming under the State had not been in possession during 6 years.
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