{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3859","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §3859","heading":"Offer of default; admission of sum due","body":"The defendant may offer to be defaulted as in other cases.  The owners of the vessel may admit, in writing filed with the clerk, that a certain sum is due the plaintiff as a lien on the vessel.  If the plaintiff does not recover a greater sum as lien, the plaintiff recovers no costs against the owner or the vessel or its proceeds after the admission is filed, but the owner recovers costs thereafter.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 7: LIENS","CHAPTER 627: VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec3859.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"59ba83955087dcd26965d735cdb7ff2a366b7c85922ae2c1570c86cd09599ab9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3858","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}