Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 1957

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
When an assignment of the bond or contract is alleged and the plaintiff contests it, the alleged assignee shall be made a party to the action, and an issue framed to be tried by a jury, which shall find whether such an assignment existed and was valid. If the assignee does not appear, the assignment is invalid.