Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 7503

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Remainderman: One entitled to the remainder of an estate after a particular reserved right or interest, such as a life tenancy, has expired.
The remainderman or reversioner for life or for years only or in fee simple or fee tail, after an intervening estate for life, may maintain such action and recover the damages which he has suffered by the waste.