Parties interested jointly, severally, or otherwise in a judgment of the District Court may join in an appeal therefrom; or any one or more of them may appeal separately or any two or more of them may join in an appeal.
Rule 76E.Joint or Several Appeals to the Superior Court
Last verified July 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 76E lets parties who share an interest in a District Court judgment — jointly, severally, or otherwise — join together in a single appeal, or appeal separately, or combine in any grouping they choose.
Full Text of Rule 76E
(b) Power of Court to Correct or Modify Record. It is not necessary for the record on appeal to be approved by the District Court judge except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) of this rule but, if any difference arises as to whether the
Plain-English Summary
When more than one party has a stake in the same District Court judgment, Rule 76E gives them flexibility in how they appeal it. Parties interested jointly, severally, or otherwise can join in one appeal from that judgment, or any one or more of them can appeal on their own, or any two or more can combine in a joint appeal while others go their own way.
The rule's own published text also carries a short, incomplete fragment of Rule 76F(b)'s language on the court's power to correct the record — a carryover from how the two rules were formatted together in the source document, reproduced here exactly as published even though it duplicates, and cuts off partway through, text that appears in full under Rule 76F(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can parties who lose the same District Court case appeal together?
Yes, parties interested jointly, severally, or otherwise in a judgment may join in one appeal, or any one or more may appeal separately, or any two or more may join while others do not.
Does a party have to join a combined appeal if a co-party is appealing?
No, the rule lets any one or more parties appeal separately from the judgment, regardless of what other interested parties choose to do.
Why does the text of Rule 76E include an unfinished sentence about correcting the record?
That fragment is a carryover from the source document's own formatting and duplicates language that appears in full under Rule 76F(b); it is reproduced here exactly as officially published, but it isn't part of Rule 76E's own substantive text.
Source & verification. The rule text and Advisory Committee’s Notes / Reporter’s
Notes are reproduced verbatim from the official Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Me. R. Civ. P. 76E), prescribed by the
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (4 M.R.S. § 8, the Rules Enabling Act). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: joint appeal Maine District Courtseveral appeals to Superior Court