Rule 54 – Judgments; Costs

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine

(a) Definition; Form. “Judgment” as used in these rules includes a decree and any order from which an appeal lies. A judgment shall not contain a recital of pleadings or the record of prior proceedings. (b) Judgment Upon Multiple Claims or Involving...

Rule 53 – Referees

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(a) Appointment and Compensation. The court in which an action is pending may appoint one or more referees therein, not exceeding three in number. As used in these rules “referee” includes a master and an auditor, and the singular includes the plural. The...

Rule 52 – FINDINGS BY THE COURT

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(a) Findings. In all actions tried upon the facts without a jury or with an advisory jury, the Superior Court justice or, if an electronic recording was made in the District Court, the District Court judge, shall, upon the request of a party made as a motion within 7...

Rule 50 – Judgment As a Matter of Law

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(a) Judgment as a Matter of Law in an Action Tried by Jury. In an action tried to a jury, a motion for judgment as a matter of law on any claim may be made at any time before submission of the case to the jury. The motion shall specify the claim or claims as to which...

Rule 49 – Special Verdicts and Interrogatories

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(a) Special Verdicts. The court may require a jury to return only a special verdict in the form of a special written finding upon each issue of fact. In that event the court may submit to the jury written questions susceptible of categorical or other brief answer or...