33 M.R.S. § 301
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33 §301. Grantor dead or out of State
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When a grantor or lessor dies, or departs from the State without acknowledging his deed, its execution may be proved by a subscribing witness before any court of record in the State. No deed without one subscribing witness can, for this purpose, be proved before any court or justice.
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