Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4101

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Attachment of real estate, goods and chattels, or other property may be made by a party bringing a counterclaim, a cross-claim or a 3rd party complaint in the same manner as upon an original claim. For purposes of applicable statutes, the word “plaintiff” shall refer to the party to the action who makes the attachment and the word “defendant” shall refer to the party to the action whose property is attached.