Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3012
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3012
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
§ 3012. Tort actions; arrest
(a) [Repealed.]
(b) A person against whom an action of tort is commenced by trustee process shall not be arrested or imprisoned on an execution issued on a judgment recovered in such action until final entry has been made with respect to all persons summoned as trustees, and until any judgment entered against any trustee has been satisfied or an execution issued thereon has been returned unsatisfied. However, execution against the body of the principal defendant may be issued within a year and a day after the latest final entry with respect to any person summoned as trustee. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.)