Montana Code 27-18-407. Liability of third persons controlling property or debts and served by sheriff
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27-18-407. Liability of third persons controlling property or debts and served by sheriff. All persons having in their possession or under their control any credits or other personal property belonging to the defendant or owing any debts to the defendant at the time of service upon them of a copy of the writ and notice must be, unless the property is delivered or transferred or the debts are paid to the sheriff, liable to the plaintiff for the amount of the credits, property, or debts until the attachment is discharged or any judgment recovered by the plaintiff is satisfied.
Terms Used In Montana Code 27-18-407
- 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.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Third persons: means all persons who are not parties to the obligation or transaction concerning which the phrase is used. See Montana Code 1-1-206