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25 §2439. Common law remedy preserved

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ME Code › Title 25 › Part 6 › Chapter 317 › Section 2439

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The common law right to an action for damages done by fires is not taken away or diminished and it may be pursued notwithstanding the penalties set forth in chapters 313 to 321 . [PL 1979, c. 663, §153 (RPR).]

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