{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-727","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §727","heading":"If complaint abates, rights preserved by new complaint","body":"If a complaint referenced in section 725 or 726 is abated or defeated for want of form, or if, after a verdict for the plaintiff, judgment is reversed, the plaintiff may bring a new complaint at any time within one year and recover the damages sustained during the 3 years preceding the institution of the first complaint, or at any time afterwards.","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/title38sec727.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"cc2e5444d2b82841f20d9ff57b9fe762e25a2d75beaad86f7522dce8105942a6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-726","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-728"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}