Section 10-17-9. – Satisfaction by trustee after judgment against defendant.
§ 10-17-9. Satisfaction by trustee after judgment against defendant. Any trustee, after final judgment or decree against the defendant, may satisfy the judgment or decree, or any part thereof, to the amount of the estate attached in his or her hands, before any suit shall be brought against him or her therefor; and such payment […]
Section 10-17-10. – Delivery of specific articles on execution.
§ 10-17-10. Delivery of specific articles on execution. If it shall appear by the disclosure that the personal estate in the hands of the trustee belonging to the defendant did not consist of money, but of one or more specific articles, the trustee may, after final judgment or decree against the defendant, surrender or deliver […]
Section 10-17-11. – Delivery of money to court before judgment.
§ 10-17-11. Delivery of money to court before judgment. If it shall appear by the disclosure that the personal estate in the hands of the trustee belonging to the defendant consisted of money, the trustee, at any time before final judgment, may deliver the money to the clerk of the court. History of Section.G.L. 1938, […]
Section 10-17-12. – Discharge of trustee by surrender or delivery.
§ 10-17-12. Discharge of trustee by surrender or delivery. The surrender or delivery shall be a good discharge to the trustee for the articles or money, as to both plaintiff and defendant in the action. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 583; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 17; G.L. 1938, […]
Section 10-17-13. – Determination as to whether trustee is chargeable.
§ 10-17-13. Determination as to whether trustee is chargeable. Whenever any person shall be served with a copy of a writ by which he or she shall be sought to be charged as trustee of the defendant named in the writ, and the person shall appear and answer to the action or suit so commenced, […]
Section 10-17-14. – Liability of trustee for false answers.
§ 10-17-14. Liability of trustee for false answers. Any person summoned as trustee of a defendant, making a false answer or affidavit in any case, shall be liable to the plaintiff in a civil action for any damages which may result to him or her from the false answer or affidavit. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, […]
Section 10-17-15. – Liability on failure to render account — Action against trustee.
§ 10-17-15. Liability on failure to render account — Action against trustee. If any person, co-partnership or corporation, served as trustee with a copy of a writ, shall refuse or neglect to render, on oath, the account required by § 10-17-2, of what personal estate of the defendant the trustee had in his or her […]
Section 10-17-16. – Joint action against trustees failing to account.
§ 10-17-16. Joint action against trustees failing to account. If several trustees shall neglect or refuse to render an account upon oath in the same case, then the plaintiff shall bring his or her action against all the trustees jointly, and in no other manner. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 587; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, […]
Section 10-17-1. – “Trustee” defined.
§ 10-17-1. “Trustee” defined. The word “trustee”, wherever occurring in this chapter, shall be deemed to include the words “attorney”, “agent”, “factor”, or “debtor”. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 596; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 351, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 550, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 10-17-1.
Section 10-17-17. – Defense in name of defendant.
§ 10-17-17. Defense in name of defendant. Every person, who shall be served with a copy of a writ against any defendant, may file an answer to the action or suit and defend the suit in behalf and in the name of the defendant. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 588; G.L. 1909, ch. 301, § […]