Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3144

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.

§ 3144. Execution against trustee; arrest

An execution shall issue against the goods, chattels, or estate of the trustee, unless the court, upon motion and hearing, finds that the trustee did not act in good faith in taking the conveyance or title. If the court so finds, a certificate thereof shall be indorsed by the clerk upon the writ of execution, and the writ shall be directed against the body, as well as the goods, chattels, or estate of the trustee. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 87, eff. March 29, 1972.)