When a grantor refuses to acknowledge his deed, the grantee or person claiming under him may leave a true copy of it with the register of deeds, and it shall have the same effect for 40 days as a record of the deed. <div
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 303
Grantor refusing to acknowledge
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