Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 7401

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Any person, whose beasts are distrained to obtain satisfaction for damages alleged to be done by them, may maintain a writ of replevin therefor against the distrainer before any District Court in the county, in the form prescribed by law or, if the value of the beasts distrained is more than $20, in the Superior Court.