M.R. Civ. P. 10

(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption

setting forth the name of the court, the county in the Superior Court, the

location of the District Court, the title of the action, the docket number, and a

designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include

the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the

name of the first party on each side with an appropriate indication of other

parties. Each pleading shall be dated. If a pleading contains a claim or defense

involving title to real estate, the words “TITLE TO REAL ESTATE IS INVOLVED”

shall be included directly beneath the designation of the pleading.

(b) Paragraphs; Separate Statements. All averments of claim or defense

shall be made in numbered paragraphs, the contents of each of which shall be

limited as far as practicable to a statement of a single set of circumstances; and

a paragraph may be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each

claim founded upon a separate transaction or occurrence and each defense

other than denials shall be stated in a separate count or defense whenever a

separation facilitates the clear presentation of the matters set forth.

(c) Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be

adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another

pleading or in any motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit

to a pleading is a part thereof for all purposes.