Title 52, Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-381. Liability of garnishee; scire facias. If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any action by foreign attachment, all the effects in the hands of the garnishee at the time of the attachment, or debts then due from him to the defendant, and any debt, legacy…

Sec. 52-382. Levy on nonresident garnishee. In an action by foreign attachment in which the garnishee is described as a nonresident and service has been made upon his agent transacting business in his behalf in this state, the plaintiff, on taking out an execution, may direct the…

Sec. 52-383. Levy when garnishee has left the state. When the garnishee in any action of foreign attachment has removed from this state prior to the issuing of the execution in such action, so that no demand can be made of him in person by the officer serving the same, the clerk …

Sec. 52-384. Scire facias against garnishee who has left state. If, after demand made as provided in section 52-383, a writ of scire facias is issued against such garnishee, and he still remains without this state, service of such writ shall be made in such manner as the judge or…

Sec. 52-385. Scire facias founded on justice judgment. Section 52-385 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8129; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)

Sec. 52-386. Stay of execution when debt is not payable. When it appears on the hearing of any scire facias, founded on a foreign attachment, that the debt due the principal is not yet payable, the court shall direct the execution to be stayed until the time the debt would have b…

Sec. 52-387. Scire facias; defense by assignee or claimant. When a scire facias is brought to recover a debt or effects taken by a foreign attachment, if any person or persons, either jointly or severally, claim such debt as assignee or assignees thereof, or such effects as owner…

Sec. 52-388. Commission to take disclosure of garnishee. The court before which any scire facias is pending may issue a commission to take the disclosure of the defendant on oath, when, on account of his living or being about to go out of the state, or being unable to travel thro…

Sec. 52-389. Attachment lien on debt due from solvent estate. When any debt due or which may become due from the estate of a deceased person which is settled as a solvent estate is attached, the lien created by such attachment shall not continue unless demand is made of the garni…

Sec. 52-390. Execution; demand for legacy or distributive share. When any legacy or distributive share due or which may become due from the estate of a deceased person is attached, the attachment shall not continue unless demand is made of the garnishee upon the execution within …

Sec. 52-391. Execution; demand for debt due from insolvent estate. When any debt due or which may become due from the estate of a deceased person which is settled as an insolvent estate, or from the estate of any insolvent debtor, is attached, the attachment lien shall not contin…

Sec. 52-392. Execution; payment by executor, administrator or trustee. When demand is made of the garnishee upon the execution, in any of the cases mentioned in sections 52-389, 52-390 and 52-391, within the periods therein specified, the garnishee may pay the debt, or deliver th…

Sec. 52-393. Scire facias against executor, administrator or trustee. If, upon demand so made, the garnishee neglects or refuses to make such payment or delivery, the plaintiff in the foreign attachment may maintain a scire facias against him as executor, administrator or trustee…

Secs. 52-394 to 52-396. Officer to give items of fees to execution debtor. Completion of levy by officer not reelected or reappointed. Satisfaction of judgment to be entered on record. Sections 52-394 to 52-396, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8138–8140; P.A. 83-581, S. 3…

Sec. 52-397. Examination of judgment debtor. Any judgment debtor, an execution against whom has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part or who has failed to respond within thirty days to any postjudgment interrogatories served pursuant to section 52-351b, may be examined on…

Sec. 52-398. Scope of inquiry; debtor not excused from answering. The debtor shall not be excused from answering any question on the ground that his answer might tend to convict him of fraud or show that he has been party to any fraudulent or illegal conveyance, but his answers s…

Sec. 52-399. Commitment of debtor for contempt. Any judge before whom any such examination is ordered may commit the judgment debtor for contempt in case of his neglect or refusal to attend or be sworn at the examination or to answer any question put to him during the examination…

Sec. 52-400. Costs of examination. The costs of such examination shall be taxed by the judge ordering the same and may include an attorney fee not exceeding ten dollars, and the fees of the committee not exceeding eight dollars a day, if the judge is of the opinion that such fees…

Sec. 52-400a. Protective order by court. Execution against specified property. (a) On motion of a judgment debtor or third person from whom discovery is sought, and for good cause shown, or on its own motion, the court may make any order which justice requires to protect such deb…

Sec. 52-400b. Penalty for failure to comply with certain court orders. (a) On the continued and wilful failure of a person to comply with a discovery order pursuant to section 52-351b, or to comply with a turnover order pursuant to section 52-356b, or to comply with a protection …

Sec. 52-400c. Attorney's fees. In the discretion of the court, a reasonable attorney's fee may be allowed to the prevailing party (1) for counsel at any contempt hearing reasonable and necessary for the enforcement of a court order, pursuant to section 52-256b, (2) for counsel at…

Sec. 52-400d. Appeal of certain court decisions. (a) Any court decision on a determination of interest in property under section 52-356c, or on an exemption claim, or on a contempt proceeding, or on any stay ordered pursuant to an installment payment order, shall be a final decis…

Sec. 52-400e. Failure to pay judgment as basis for revocation, suspension or refusal to grant or renew license of licensed business. Whenever a judgment in a civil action which relates to activities for which a license is required has been rendered against a business which is lic…

Sec. 52-400f. Priority of claims for deposits for consumer goods and services. In the event of (1) the termination of the existence of an entity, (2) the insolvency of a person or entity, or (3) the inability of a person or entity to pay all creditors in full, every debt due to a…