Rhode Island General Laws 10-17-5. Surrender of property to officer
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When the personal estate of a defendant other than money or credits shall be attached in the hands of a person as trustee, if that person shall surrender the personal estate to the officer making the attachment, the officer shall take possession of the personal estate and make due return thereof upon the writ of attachment.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 576; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 10; P.L. 1910, ch. 586, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1490, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 10; P.L. 1930, ch. 1608, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 550, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-17-5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 10-17-5
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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.