{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-4504","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §4504","heading":"Appraisal of attached property","body":"After the death of a defendant and before a decree of insolvency on his estate, the executor or administrator may demand of the attaching officer a certified copy of his return on the writ of attachment, with a description of the property attached, so that it may be described in the inventory of the estate subject to the attachment, and the appraisers may demand a view thereof so as to appraise it. If the officer fails to comply with either demand, he forfeits to the executor or administrator not less than $10 nor more than $30.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 5: PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY","CHAPTER 507: ATTACHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER 3: REAL PROPERTY","ARTICLE 2: DEATH OF PARTY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec4504.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"47064c7714026fd63d65a6d4937a347afc723018bc069af9091429028abcea27","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-4503","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-4505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}