{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5902","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §5902","heading":"Demands due from deceased persons","body":"Demands against a person belonging to a defendant at the time of death of such person may be asserted by counterclaim against claims prosecuted by his personal representative. If a balance is found due to the defendant, judgment shall be in like form and of like effect as if he had commenced an action therefor.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 705: COUNTERCLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec5902.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"bb9c98330fb2ef29fd00260cda31e8fec3aa9ba09dc4b9d83f9791f6eb8948a5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5901","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}