The plaintiff may insert in the writ a direction to the garnishee, except if he is described as an executor, administrator or trustee in insolvency, in which case he shall not be so cited in, to appear before the court to which the process is returnable and there disclose on oath whether he has in his hands the goods or effects of the defendant, or is indebted to him; and, at any time during the pendency of a foreign attachment suit, any garnishee who might have been so cited in but was not may be cited by the court to appear before it, at a time appointed, to make such disclosure.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-330

  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.