{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6601","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §6601","heading":"Actions on bonds and recognizances; jury to assess damages","body":"In actions on bond or contract in a penal sum for the performance of covenants or agreements or on a recognizance to prosecute an appeal, when the jury finds the condition broken, they shall estimate the plaintiff's damages and judgment shall be entered for the penal sum, and execution shall issue for such damages and costs.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 721: PENAL BONDS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6601.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"cb9439cff5269d5ff008e3a67e53e41086bc215e75edc66cf034c6afd86716af","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6525","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}