Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-35. Application to sell perishable property or property expensive to keep
Whenever any officer shall attach, on any writ, any live animals or any goods or chattels which are liable to perish or waste, or to be greatly reduced in value by keeping, or which cannot be kept without great and disproportionate expense, any justice of the court out of which the writ shall have been issued may, on the written application of any person interested in the property, cause the defendant and the attaching creditor, or complainant, their attorneys or agents, to be notified to appear at a time and place appointed for that purpose, to show cause why the animals, goods, or chattels should not be sold.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 568; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 549, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-5-35.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-5-35
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.