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CT Gen Stat § 52-322 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-322 - Certificate of plaintiff dissolving attachment and removing lien upon happening of certain events or attachment becoming ineffective.

 When the estate of any person has been attached in any proceeding wherein a certificate of such attachment or a copy of the writ or proceeding is required by law to be filed in the office of the town clerk, and the plaintiff therein has received satisfaction for the plaintiff's claim, or final judgment has been rendered against the plaintiff thereon, or when for any reason such attachment has become of no effect, such plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney, at the request of any person interested in the estate attached or in having the attachment lien removed, shall file a certificate with such town clerk that such attachment is dissolved and such lien removed. Each such certificate shall be recorded by such town clerk in the land records of the town wherein the property affected by the release is located or wherein the certificate of attachment was filed.(1949 Rev., S. 8054; P.A. 09-213, S. 9.)History: P.A. 09-213 replaced requirement that certificate be recorded “at length in a book kept for that purpose by such clerk as a part of the land records” with requirement that certificate be recorded “by such town clerk in the land records”, replaced “lodge” with “file” and made technical changes.When release of lis pendens inequitable. 162 C. 26. Cited. 180 C. 501; 209 C. 15.Cited. 36 CA 206.Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 14; 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 456.
CT Gen Stat § 52-323 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-323 - Penalty for not filing certificate.

 Section 52-323 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 8055; 1969, P.A. 595, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-324 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-324 - Certificate of court clerk upon happening of certain events or attachment becoming ineffective.

 If an attachment, such as is set forth in section 52-322, has been made and the plaintiff has withdrawn the plaintiff's suit or has been nonsuited or final judgment has been rendered against the plaintiff, or if such suit has not been returned, or if for any reason such attachment has become of no effect, the clerk of the court to which such suit has been made returnable shall, upon the request of any person interested, issue a certificate in accordance with the facts, which certificate may be filed in the office of the town clerk, and such town clerk shall record such certificate in the land records.(1949 Rev., S. 8056; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 184; P.A. 09-213, S. 10.)History: 1959 act deleted reference to suits returnable to justices of the peace; P.A. 09-213 replaced requirement that certificate “shall by such town clerk be noted on the margin of the record where such attachment is recorded” with requirement that “such town clerk shall record such certificate in the land records” and made technical changes.Certificate of dissolution denied since one count of complaint remained to be litigated. 146 C. 739. When release of lis pendens inequitable. 162 C. 26. Cited. 180 C. 501; 209 C. 15.Cited. 36 CA 206.Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 14; 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 456.
CT Gen Stat § 52-325b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-325b - Burden of proof at hearing. Order of court.

 (a) Upon the hearing held on the application or motion set forth in section 52-325a, the plaintiff shall first be required to establish that there is probable cause to sustain the validity of his claim and, if the action alleges an illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property, that the initial illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property occurred less than sixty years prior to the commencement of the action. Any property owner entitled to notice under subsection (c) of section 52-325 may appear and be heard on the issue.(b) Upon consideration of the facts before it, the court or judge may: (1) Deny the application or motion if (A) probable cause to sustain the validity of the claim is established or (B) in an action that alleges an illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property, probable cause to sustain the validity of the claim is established and the initial illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property occurred less than sixty years prior to the commencement of the action, or (2) order such notice of lis pendens discharged of record if (A) probable cause to sustain the validity of the plaintiff's claim is not established or (B) in an action that alleges an illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property, the initial illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property occurred sixty years or more prior to the commencement of the action.(P.A. 81-8, S. 3, 9; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-4, S. 3, 4.)History: Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require the plaintiff in an action that alleges an illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property to establish that the initial illegal, invalid or defective transfer occurred less than 60 years prior to the commencement of the action and amended Subsec. (b)(1) and (2) to add Subpara. (B) re the grounds for denying or granting an application or motion to discharge a recorded notice of lis pendens in an action that alleges an illegal, invalid or defective transfer of an interest in real property, effective November 12, 1993, and applicable to any notice of lis pendens recorded before, on or after said date.Cited. 189 C. 471; 209 C. 15; 217 C. 24.Cited. 11 CA 211; 18 CA 16; 32 CA 627.Cited. 39 CS 195. Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.
CT Gen Stat § 52-325c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-325c - Appeal.

 (a) Any order entered as provided in subsection (b) of section 52-325b shall be deemed a final judgment for the purpose of appeal.(b) No appeal shall be taken from such order except within seven days thereof. The effect of such order shall be automatically stayed for such seven-day period. If an appeal is taken within such seven-day period, the party taking such appeal may, within such period, file an application with the clerk of the court in which such order was issued, requesting a stay of the effect of such order pending such appeal, which application shall set forth the reasons for such request. A copy of such application shall be sent to the adverse party by the applicant. Upon the filing of such application, the effect of such order shall be further stayed until a decision is rendered thereon. A hearing on such application shall be held promptly. Such order shall be stayed if the party taking such appeal posts a bond, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.(c) Upon the hearing on such application, the court shall: (1) Upon motion of the party taking the appeal set an amount of bond with surety for the stay of such order as provided in subsection (b) of this section, which amount shall be as the court deems sufficient to indemnify the adverse party for any damages which may result from the stay. If the party taking the appeal gives such bond the order shall be stayed; or (2) grant the stay; or (3) deny the stay; or (4) condition the granting of the stay upon the giving of such a bond.(d) Any order of discharge or any order of any stay shall take effect upon recording of a certified copy thereof in the office of the town clerk in which such notice of lis pendens was recorded. The clerk of the court in which any such order is issued shall not deliver any certified copies thereof until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or, if an appeal is taken and an application for a stay of such order is filed, until such time as a decision granting or denying such stay has been rendered.(e) When a certified copy of such order of discharge of notice of lis pendens has been recorded, such discharged notice of lis pendens shall not be deemed to constitute constructive notice of the claim of the party recording such notice to any third party who acquires his interest in the particular property either before or after the recording of such discharge.(P.A. 81-8, S. 4, 9.)Cited. 189 C. 471; 209 C. 15; 217 C. 24.Cited. 10 CA 166; 18 CA 16; 36 CA 206; Id., 469; 41 CA 737; 42 CA 617; 45 CA 324.Cited. 39 CS 195. Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.
CT Gen Stat § 52-325d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-325d - Motion for discharge of invalid notice of lis pendens.

 In any action in which (1) a notice of lis pendens was recorded which is not intended to affect real property, or (2) the recorded notice does not contain the information required by subsection (a) of section 52-325 or section 46b-80, as the case may be, or (3) service of process or service of the certified copy of the notice of lis pendens was not made in accordance with statutory requirements, or (4) when, for any other reason, the recorded notice of lis pendens never became effective or has become of no effect, any interested party may file a motion requesting the court to discharge the recorded notice of lis pendens. If the court finds that such notice never became effective or has become of no effect, it shall issue its order declaring that such notice of lis pendens is invalid and discharged, and that the same does not constitute constructive notice. A certified copy of such order may be recorded in the land records of the town in which the notice of lis pendens was recorded.(P.A. 81-8, S. 6, 9.)Cited. 189 C. 471; 209 C. 15; 217 C. 24.Cited. 39 CS 195. Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.
CT Gen Stat § 52-325e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-325e - Duration of notice of lis pendens. Rerecording.

 (a) No notice of lis pendens recorded against any real property shall continue in force for a longer period than fifteen years after the date such notice was recorded unless within the five years prior to the expiration of said fifteen-year period such notice of lis pendens is rerecorded and a notice of such rerecording is served upon the owner of record of the property affected thereby in accordance with subsection (c) of section 52-325. The record owner of such property may thereafter make application for discharge of such notice of lis pendens in accordance with section 52-325a. No such rerecorded notice of lis pendens shall continue in force for a longer period than ten years after the date such notice was rerecorded.(b) No notice of lis pendens which has expired by the provisions of this section shall constitute constructive notice to any third party of the interest, claim or cause of action of the person who caused such notice of lis pendens to be recorded.(P.A. 87-360, S. 1, 2.)Cited. 217 C. 24.Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.
CT Gen Stat § 52-326 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-326 - Discharge of lis pendens and invalid liens.

 The provisions of sections 52-322 and 52-324 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any lis pendens recorded according to the provisions of section 52-325 or any invalid lien sought to be discharged under section 49-51.(1949 Rev., S. 8058; 1961, P.A. 299; 1969, P.A. 595, S. 4; P.A. 87-589, S. 16, 87.)History: 1961 act added provision for invalid lien sought to be discharged under section 49-51; 1969 deleted reference to applicability of Sec. 52-323, repealed by the same act; P.A. 87-589 deleted reference to Sec. 52-323.See Secs. 49-8, 49-13 re release or discharge of mortgages or ineffective attachment, lis pendens or lien and re damages.Cited. 162 C. 26; 180 C. 501; 209 C. 15; 217 C. 24.Cited. 36 CA 206.Cited. 39 CS 195. Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.Court has no nonstatutory power to act on application for discharge of lis pendens. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 12, 14. Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 456.
CT Gen Stat § 52-327 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 904 - Attachments|Section 52-327 - Duration of attachment lien on real estate. Discharge upon expiration.

 No attachment of real estate shall continue in force as a lien for a longer period than fifteen years after the date thereof unless within said period the action in which such attachment was made has been prosecuted to effect and a judgment lien filed according to law. All attachments of real estate which have expired as a lien by the provisions of this section shall be deemed dissolved and the real estate shall be free from any lien or encumbrance by reason of the same and the town clerk of the town in which such real estate is situated shall, upon the request of any person interested, discharge such attachment lien by recording a discharge of lien in the land records.(1949 Rev., S. 8026; P.A. 09-213, S. 11.)History: P.A. 09-213 replaced requirement that town clerk “endorse on the record of such attachment the words ‘discharged by operation of law’” with requirement that town clerk “discharge such attachment lien by recording a discharge of lien in the land records”.Cited. 209 C. 15.Cited. 17 CS 475; 39 CS 195. Effect of notice of lis pendens distinguished from effect of prejudgment attachment; constitutionality discussed. 42 CS 241.
CT Gen Stat § 52-330 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-330 - Citing garnishee to disclose.

 The plaintiff may insert in the writ a direction to the garnishee, except if he is described as an executor, administrator or trustee in insolvency, in which case he shall not be so cited in, to appear before the court to which the process is returnable and there disclose on oath whether he has in his hands the goods or effects of the defendant, or is indebted to him; and, at any time during the pendency of a foreign attachment suit, any garnishee who might have been so cited in but was not may be cited by the court to appear before it, at a time appointed, to make such disclosure.(1949 Rev., S. 8075.)Citing administrator to disclose does not make writ invalid. 77 C. 349. Effect of disclosure. 107 C. 553.
CT Gen Stat § 52-331 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-331 - Disclosure by garnishee to officer.

 The officer serving process upon any person or corporation named as garnishee shall, at the time of service, make inquiry as to the amount then owed by such garnishee to the defendant in such action; and, if such garnishee thereupon discloses to such officer whether anything is then owed to such defendant, and if so how much, such officer shall then and there endorse such disclosure on such process as a part of his return thereon; and such disclosure shall excuse such garnishee from appearing, unless thereafter summoned as a witness, before the court to which such process is returnable, and such court may, without further proof, find the fact to be as shown by such disclosure.(1949 Rev., S. 8076.)Cited. 56 C. 435; 107 C. 550.Motion to quash granted where officer who served writ of attachment of defendant's bank accounts, failed to state this in his return. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 51.
CT Gen Stat § 52-332 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-332 - Corporation as garnishee; disclosure; nonappearance.

 If any corporation made a garnishee and cited in to disclose was not indebted to, and had no effects of, the defendant in its possession when the complaint was served upon it, it need not appear before the court to disclose, provided it shall cause the affidavit of its treasurer or its paymaster stating such fact to be filed in such court on the return day of the complaint. If such affidavit is so filed and the plaintiff brings a scire facias against such corporation upon a judgment rendered against the defendant in the complaint, and it is found on the trial that the corporation was not indebted to the defendant and that it did not have his effects in its possession at the time of the service of the complaint, judgment shall be for the corporation to recover its costs.(1949 Rev., S. 8077.)Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 53.
CT Gen Stat § 52-333 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-333 - Liability of garnishee for not appearing.

 If any garnishee, cited in to disclose before a court held in a town other than that in which he resides, was not indebted to the defendant and had no effects of the defendant in his possession when the writ was served upon him, it shall be a sufficient excuse for his not appearing before such court if he files therein on the return day of the writ his affidavit stating such facts; but if any garnishee, when cited in to disclose, fails to appear without reasonable excuse or refuses to disclose on oath whether he has any effects of the defendant in his possession or is indebted to him, then, if the plaintiff brings a scire facias against him on a judgment recovered against the defendant in the suit, judgment shall be rendered against such garnishee personally for the costs accrued on the scire facias, though it appears that he had no effects of the debtor in his possession and was not indebted to him.(1949 Rev., S. 8078.)Return that garnishee “failed to disclose that he was indebted” will not prevent award of costs to him. 81 C. 622.
CT Gen Stat § 52-334 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-334 - Disclosure by garnishee.

 The court may examine upon oath any garnishee cited in to disclose as to whether, at the time of the service of the foreign attachment, he had effects of the defendant in his hands or was indebted to him, and may hear any other proper evidence respecting the same. If it appears that such garnishee had no effects of the defendant in his possession or was not indebted to him, he shall recover judgment for his costs; but, if it appears that such garnishee had in his possession effects of the defendant or was indebted to him, the court shall ascertain the amount, and the same shall, if the plaintiff recovers judgment and brings a scire facias against the garnishee, be prima facie evidence of the facts so found; but the defendant shall then have a right again to disclose on oath, and the parties may introduce any other proper testimony regarding such facts. If the plaintiff in such action by foreign attachment withdraws his suit or fails to recover judgment against the defendant, such garnishee shall be entitled to judgment for his costs.(1949 Rev., S. 8079.)A finding that the garnishee is not indebted, no bar to a scire facias. 26 C. 605. Motion in error does not lie for errors in taking disclosure. 27 C. 519. The finding upon a disclosure by the garnishee is not a judgment. 67 C. 258. Disclosure by garnishee is not a pleading; cannot be considered on plaintiff's demurrer to principal defendant's plea to the jurisdiction. 107 C. 553. Cited. 122 C. 171.
CT Gen Stat § 52-335 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-335 - Service of garnishee process on corporation.

 When any corporation, engaged in transacting business in any other town than that in which its secretary or clerk resides, is named as agent, trustee or debtor of the defendant, in any action commenced by process of foreign attachment, service may be made upon such corporation by some proper officer, by leaving a true and attested copy thereof, at least twelve days before the process is returnable, with, or at the usual place of abode of, its secretary or clerk, or any agent or clerk employed by such corporation to keep its accounts or pay its employees in the town where it transacts business and where any moneys, which may be owing to the defendant, are due and payable. When the plaintiff recovers judgment in any action so brought and obtains execution for the same, a demand by the officer serving such execution on, or at the usual place of abode of, the secretary, agent or clerk of such corporation with whom service was originally made, shall be a sufficient demand of such corporation.(1949 Rev., S. 8080.)“Resides” means official residence, or the town where the secretary or clerk performs his duties as such. 46 C. 322.There is a difference in the methods of service on a corporation of process generally and service on a corporation in a garnishment proceeding. 9 CS 473.
CT Gen Stat § 52-336 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-336 - Service on disbursing agent or paymaster of garnishee.

 When any corporation having a disbursing agent or paymaster, with an office or place of business in this state, is named as garnishee, service may be made on it by leaving with such agent or paymaster, or at his office or place of business, or at his usual place of abode, an attested copy of the process in such action, at least twelve days before the return day thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 8081.)Cited. 9 CS 476.
CT Gen Stat § 52-337 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-337 - Service on bank or trust company as garnishee.

 Whenever a bank, savings bank, trust company or industrial bank is named as garnishee, process shall be served by leaving a copy thereof with any officer or teller at the garnishee's principal office during its regular hours of business; provided, whenever a branch of any such bank or trust company which is located in a different town from the one in which the principal office of such bank or trust company is located is named as garnishee, process shall be served by leaving a copy thereof with any officer or teller at such branch during its regular hours of business.(1949 Rev., S. 8082; 1951, S. 3201d.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-337a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-337a - Garnishment of checking account.

 Section 52-337a is repealed.(1963, P.A. 580; P.A. 76-401, S. 6, 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 52-338 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-338 - Service on nonresident garnishee.

 When the garnishee does not reside in this state, but is engaged in the transaction of business therein by an agent or agents, process may be served on such garnishee by leaving a true and attested copy thereof with such agent or agents.(1949 Rev., S. 8083.)What must appear to give court jurisdiction. 72 C. 433. Where served on judge of probate under Sec. 52-61, must be directed against garnishee. 88 C. 607.
CT Gen Stat § 52-339 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 52 - Civil Actions|Chapter 905 - Foreign Attachments|Section 52-339 - Service on partnership garnishees.

 When a partnership, the business of which is transacted by one or more of the partners exclusively, or by an agent or agents, is named as garnishee, service may be made upon such partnership by leaving a true and attested copy of the process with, or at the usual place of abode of, the members of such partnership, or such acting partner or partners, agent or agents; and the plaintiff, at any time before final judgment in such suit, may amend such process, without costs, by inserting the names of the persons composing such partnership.(1949 Rev., S. 8084.)