All the provisions hereof respecting limitations apply to any counterclaim by the defendant except a counterclaim arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim to the extent of the demand in the plaintiff's claim. The time of such limitation shall be computed as if an action had been commenced therefor at the time the plaintiff's action was commenced.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 865
Application of limitations to counterclaims
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case W.A. v. Hendrick Hudson Central School District (2016)
Most recently applied in W.A. v. Hendrick Hudson Central School District (November 2016)
PL 1969, c. 367, §1 (AMD).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.