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Home » US Law » 2022 Maine Revised Statutes » TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL » Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS » Chapter 701: ACTIONS BY OR AGAINST BANKRUPTS AND INSOLVENTS

14 §5801. When action maintainable

§5801. When action maintainable A person who has been declared a bankrupt or an insolvent may maintain an action respecting his former property in his own name, unless objection is made, if before final judgment the assent of his trustee or assignee is filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which […]

14 §5802. Attachments 4 months preceding

§5802. Attachments 4 months preceding Actions in which an actual attachment of property was made 4 months prior to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency by any defendant therein shall be disposed of under the ordinary rules of proceedings in court.  

14 §5803. Recovery of provable debts

§5803. Recovery of provable debts All other actions for recovery of a debt provable in bankruptcy or insolvency, when it appears that any defendant therein has filed his petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or has been adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent, on petition of his creditors before or after the commencement of the action, […]

14 §5804. Plea of discharge in bankruptcy

§5804. Plea of discharge in bankruptcy A discharge in bankruptcy may be pleaded by a simple averment that on the day of its date such discharge was granted to the bankrupt and a certificate of such discharge under seal of the court granting the same shall be conclusive evidence in favor of such bankrupt of […]