Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3331
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3331
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
§ 3331. Subsequent attaching creditors of real or personal property permitted to defend
When a subsequent attaching creditor of real or personal property wishes to contest the validity of the debt or claim on which a previous attachment is founded, the court before whom the process is returnable, on which the previous attachment was made, in its discretion, may permit such subsequent attaching creditor to appear by himself or herself or counsel and defend such action. The words “attaching creditor” shall include creditors claiming to hold by trustee process personal property or funds in the hands of any person against such previous attachments.