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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3143

  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

§ 3143. Fraudulent conveyance and assignment—Trustee with title void as to creditors; examination

When a person summoned as a trustee has in his or her possession goods, effects, or credits of the defendant, which he or she holds by a conveyance or title void as to the creditors of the defendant, he or she may be adjudged a trustee on account thereof, although the defendant could not have maintained an action therefor against him or her; and, in its discretion, the court may order a person so summoned to appear personally before the court and submit to an oral examination.