{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6802","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §6802","heading":"Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor","body":"If the person in possession has actually ousted the plaintiff or withheld the possession, he may, at the plaintiff's election, be considered a disseizor for the purpose of trying the right, although he claims an estate therein less than a freehold.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 725: REAL ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 3: DISSEIZORS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6802.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"c5168ed1d7f25976a80ee9033ee4c9fbad88eebba024457d880a62ca236dc766","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6801","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}