Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2432

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.

§ 2432. Passing causes to Supreme Court; recognizance in ejectment cases

In actions brought under the provisions of sections 4851-4853 of this title, within three business days after judgment, the appealing party shall give security to the other party by way of recognizance or bond approved by the Court to pay the costs as the other party shall finally recover against him or her. If the appealing party is the defendant, he or she shall also give the security for rents then due and intervening rent. If final judgment is for the plaintiff, the costs, damages, and rents may be recovered by an action upon the recognizance or an action on contract founded on the judgment. (Amended 1959, No. 261, § 64; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 58, 237, eff. March 29, 1972; 2017, No. 11, § 15.)