Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5185
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5185
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
§ 5185. Conveyance before service of complaint
A partition of real estate made under this chapter shall not be avoided in consequence of a conveyance by an owner of a part of the estate of his or her interest therein executed prior to the service of the summons and complaint, unless it appears that the plaintiff had knowledge of the conveyance or that it was recorded according to law at the time the complaint was served or notice given as hereinbefore provided. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 156, eff. March 29, 1972.)