{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1957","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §1957","heading":"Alleged assignment contested","body":"When an assignment of the bond or contract is alleged and the plaintiff contests it, the alleged assignee shall be made a party to the action, and an issue framed to be tried by a jury, which shall find whether such an assignment existed and was valid. If the assignee does not appear, the assignment is invalid.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 4: PROCEEDING AFTER VERDICT OR JUDGMENT","CHAPTER 401: APPEALS","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec1957.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"e45d3368153af190abc7152a72cd9ec4aa07e1e669e8ab1c4a50bacbb73325bc","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1956","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-2001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}