Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5331
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5331
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- 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
§ 5331. For what and where maintainable
A person may maintain an action of replevin for goods in the county in which the goods are detained in any of the following circumstances:
(1) When goods are unlawfully taken or unlawfully detained from the owner or person entitled to the possession thereof.
(2) When goods or chattels which are attached on mesne process or taken in execution are claimed by a person other than the defendant in the action or debtor in the execution.
(3) When goods are attached or taken in execution and are claimed by the defendant in the action or debtor in the execution as exempt from attachment and levy.