Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3133

  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

§ 3133. Third person as party; recognizance; trial of title

When the claimant appears, he or she may be admitted as party to the action for the purpose of maintaining his or her title to the goods, effects, or credits in question, and the title shall be tried and determined in the same manner as the liability of the trustee. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 86, eff. March 29, 1972.)