Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5904 – Actions by insolvent estates
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5904
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
In joint or several actions by the executor or administrator of an estate represented insolvent against 2 or more persons having joint or several demands against such estate, the demands may be asserted by counterclaim by either of the defendants. If, on trial, a balance is found due to the defendants jointly or to either of them, judgment shall be entered for such balance as the jury finds or the court orders, and it shall be treated and disposed of as other judgments against insolvent estates.