{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3861","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §3861","heading":"Framing of issues","body":"At the request of either party, the following questions of fact shall be submitted to a jury: \"What amount claimed in the complaint is due from the defendant to the plaintiff?\" and \"For how much of such amount has the plaintiff a lien on the vessel attached?\" The verdict shall be in answer to these questions. If the parties waive a jury trial, these questions shall be decided by the court on a hearing or report of a referee appointed by the court.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 7: LIENS","CHAPTER 627: VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec3861.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"fd8bf39fa2064fcc07414008e5b43b8c4a79f792c67e0b7c31e55074a806c800","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3860","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-3862"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}