Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5163
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5163
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
§ 5163. Complaint and summons; venue
A person designated in section 5161 of this title may, by serving a complaint and summons on all persons interested in the estate, bring an action to partition the real estate in the Superior Court of the county where the real estate or any part thereof is situated. The complaint shall state the title by which the real estate is held, the names of the several owners, as far as known, and a particular description of the premises. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 149, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)