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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Robbins v. Foley, 469 A.2d 840 (1983)

Citation
Robbins v. Foley, 469 A.2d 840 (1983)
Parent Document
Robbins v. Foley, 469 A.2d 840 (1983)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
1983-12-30

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Under 14 M.R.S.A. § 6034(2) (1980), this holding inescapably leads to the conclusion that plaintiffs are entitled to damages equal to two times the amount of their security deposit together with reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs unless we read the word “shall” in section 6034(2) as a non-mandatory term. We realize that the word “shall” is not automatically accorded the status of a mandatory term. Rogers v. Brown,