§901. Remedy of owners of property taken for default of others
When the estate of an inhabitant of a municipality, who is not a tax collector thereof, is levied upon and taken as mentioned in section 891, he may maintain an action against such municipality, and recover the full value of the estate so levied on, with interest at the rate of 20% from the time it was taken, with costs. Such value may be proved by any other legal evidence, as well as by the result of the sale under such levy.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 9: DELINQUENT TAXES
36 §891. Collection of delinquent county taxes
36 §891-A. School subsidies withheld from delinquent municipalities
36 §892. Interest on delinquent state taxes
36 §892-A. Interest on delinquent county taxes
36 §893. Collector liable to inhabitants
36 §894. Delinquent tax collectors; forfeiture
36 §895. Warrant form; for completion of collection by treasurer
36 §896. Personal property distrained; sold as on execution
36 §897. Real estate levied on; sold as on execution
36 §898. Collector to account when taken on execution
36 §899. Municipalities may choose another tax collector
36 §900. Payments to former collector in dispute; procedure
36 §901. Remedy of owners of property taken for default of others
36 §902. Amendments permitted in actions to collect taxes
36 §903. Defendant estopped to deny title; exceptions
36 §904. Treasurer's receipt as evidence of redemption
36 §905. Municipalities may set off moneys due against taxes