{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-151","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §151","heading":"Partial failure of consideration of note","body":"In any civil action in which the amount due on a promissory note given for the price of land conveyed is in question and a total failure of consideration would be a defense, partial failure of consideration may be shown in reduction of damages.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec151.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"65d341227380c272a0189309fe98dce9fbed94cb720de42a3e2a83bead0505b5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-102","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}