New Hampshire Revised Statutes 511:48 – Petition; Bond
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 511:48
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
A defendant whose interest in real estate is attached on mesne process may apply by a petition in writing to the court having jurisdiction over the underlying matter to have the attachment released, and upon reasonable notice to all parties interested, or their attorneys, and hearing, the court may order the petitioner to give bond to the plaintiff, with sufficient sureties, conditioned to pay the judgment which may be recovered by the plaintiff, with his costs on such petition, within 60 days after judgment.