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Maine Revised Statutes Title 38. Waters and Navigation § 703. Defenses

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The owner or occupant of such mill or canal may answer that the plaintiff has no right, title or estate in the lands alleged to be injured; or that the owner or occupant has a right to maintain such dam, and flow the lands, or divert the water for an agreed price, or without any compensation; or any other matter that may show that the plaintiff cannot maintain the action; but the owner or occupant may not answer that the land described is not injured by such dam or canal.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 38. Waters and Navigation § 703. Defenses - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-38-waters-and-navigation/me-rev-st-tit-38-sect-703/

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