§4501. Attachments survive death of plaintiff When a plaintiff dies before the expiration of 60 days from the rendition of judgment in his favor, or before the expiration of 60 days after the clerk of courts in the county where the action is pending receives a certificate of decision from the law court ordering final […]
§4502. Attachments dissolved by death of insolvent The attachment of personal property continues in force after the death of the debtor as if living, unless before a sale thereof on execution his estate is decreed insolvent; but it is dissolved by such decree, and the officer, on demand thereafter, shall restore such property to the […]
§4503. Liability of officer selling before demand; setoff prohibited If, after such decree and before such demand, the officer has sold the property on execution, he is liable to the executor or administrator in a civil action, for the proceeds, if in his hands; but if paid over to the judgment creditor, such creditor is […]
§4504. Appraisal of attached property After the death of a defendant and before a decree of insolvency on his estate, the executor or administrator may demand of the attaching officer a certified copy of his return on the writ of attachment, with a description of the property attached, so that it may be described in […]
§4505. Actions by officers for attached goods do not abate by party’s death An action, brought by an officer for taking from him personal property attached by him, does not abate by the death of either party, but may be prosecuted by or against his executor or administrator. If the officer is dead and his […]
§4506. Continuance of action after officer’s death If an officer authorized to serve precepts dies pending an action for or against him for official neglect or misconduct and no administration is granted on his estate within 3 months thereafter, the party for whose benefit the action is so prosecuted or defended may carry it on […]
