{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6951","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §6951","heading":"Meaning of possession and improvement","body":"A possession and improvement of land by a defendant are within the meaning of this chapter, although a portion of it is woodland and uncultivated, and although not wholly surrounded by a fence or rendered inaccessible by other obstructions, if they have been open, notorious, exclusive and comporting with the usual management and improvement of a farm by its owner.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 725: REAL ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 6: RENTS, PROFITS AND IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6951.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"766db94e3c6e6c33c96a1fad7df1c0775b796b684957426eb67d3c4c1d3b9761","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6902","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-6952"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}