{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-109","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §3-109","heading":"Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action","body":"A statute of limitation running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent that had not been barred as of the date of death does not apply to bar a cause of action surviving the decedent's death sooner than 4 months after death. A cause of action that but for this section would have been barred less than 4 months after death is barred after 4 months unless tolled.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec3-109.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"607f04bd9d0c54df417d735fce4ac49115cb7f521835f60ff33c401a22af3b59","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-108","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-3-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}