{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-704","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §704","heading":"Trial; costs","body":"When an answer is filed pursuant to section 703 and an issue in fact or in law is joined, it must be decided as similar issues are decided at common law. If judgment is for the defendant, the defendant is entitled to recover the defendant's costs.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS","SUBCHAPTER 1: MILLS AND DAMS","ARTICLE 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec704.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"713ed5976a09138a07cd3fdd994571fa7d89324941c33dbc912753d63094880e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-703","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}