{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-2617","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §2617","heading":"Principal defendant may testify","body":"On the trial between the attaching creditor and such claimant, the principal defendant may be examined as a witness for either party if there is no other objection to his competency except his being a party to the original action.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 5: PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY","CHAPTER 501: TRUSTEE PROCESS","SUBCHAPTER 1: PROCEDURE BEFORE JUDGMENT","ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec2617.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"10485475efadc082554a21b3d8f9d81427eefe8c20667eb454ac6c4d56b4b3e9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-2616","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-2618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}