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.)
Vermont Legal Code
§ 3131
Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/121/03131· Version 2026