The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 121 : Trustee Process
Subchapter 003 : Particular Proceedings
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3131)-
§ 3131. Defense of trustee sued for not delivering property
If a trustee is sued for not delivering to the officer personal property in his or her hands, any matter of discharge occurring after he or she was adjudged trustee shall constitute a defense, if that matter would be a good discharge in an action brought against a sheriff if he or she had attached the property. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 85, eff. March 29, 1972.)