When the original judgment against the sheriff or high bailiff was rendered by default and the creditor brings an action under section 5246 of this title, the sureties may make any defense which the principal might have made in the original action. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 163, eff. March 29, 1972.)
Vermont Legal Code
§ 5248
Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/181/05248· Version 2026