Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2145

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

§ 2145. Action on receipt for property levied upon

Costs shall not be allowed the plaintiff in an action founded upon a receipt given to an officer for property taken by virtue of a writ of execution, unless the defendant delays final judgment by obtaining a continuance or entering an appeal.