Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 4257

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

§ 4257. Actions between partners, coparceners, or tenants in common

In an action for an accounting, maintained by one or more partners against the other partner or partners, to settle and adjust their partnership accounts and dealings, or by one or more coparceners or tenants in common, to settle and adjust their accounts and dealings, the defendant or defendants shall have the right to trial by jury provided by section 4251 of this title. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 119, eff. March 29, 1972.)