{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-7304","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §7304","heading":"Writ of return where defendant prevails; judgment when property held as security","body":"If it appears that the defendant is entitled to a return of the goods, he shall have judgment and a writ of return accordingly, with damages for the taking and costs. If the plaintiff claims the property replevied as security for a debt, his claim shall be discharged by payment or tender thereof, with interest and costs; and judgment shall be for a return without costs, unless his title has become absolute by a legal foreclosure.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 735: REPLEVIN","SUBCHAPTER 1: GOODS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec7304.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"4df95e3ebdd5116e65be1a491919205d03d826ad90faf9cdef43c9388c345516","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-7303","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-7305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}