35-A M.R.S. §2515: Liability; damages

Every corporation organized under section 2101 and former section 2109 and every entity authorized under section 2301 to construct lines is liable in all cases to repay a municipality all sums of money that the municipality is obliged to pay on a judgment recovered against it for damages caused by an obstruction, digging up or displacement of a way or street by the corporation or entity, together with attorney's fees and expenses necessarily incurred in defending the municipality in the actions. The corporation or entity must:

1. Notice. Be notified of the commencement of any civil actions for damage; and

2. Right to defend. Have the right to defend the action at its own expense.