Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3130
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3130
- 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
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
§ 3130. Trustee not liable for destruction of property without his or her fault
When a person is adjudged a trustee on account of personal property in his or her hands, and the same is destroyed without his or her negligence or default after the judgment and before demand therefor by the officer holding the execution, the trustee shall be discharged from liability to the plaintiff for not delivering the same. When a suit is commenced against him or her for not delivering the property, the destruction shall constitute a defense. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. March 29, 1972.)