Section 4956

Citation: Section 4956
Parent Document: Town of York v. Cragin, 541 A.2d 932 (1988)
Jurisdiction: Maine (state)
Effective Date: 1988-05-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1919219/town-of-york-v-cragin/ ↗

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Our holdings in Michaud and Swain are supported by the plain meaning of "land" used in section 4956. In 1 M.R.S.A. § 72 (1979), which provides constructional guidance for commonly used words and phrases in the Maine statutes, "land" and "real estate" are identically defined as including "lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein."[2]Michaud, Swain, and the plain meaning of the language in section 4956 demonstrate that it is the nature of the interest in real estate, not whether that interest is on the ground or in a structure, that is critical in determining when a subdivision has occurred for purposes of the statute.

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