1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 27
  3. CHAPTER 18
  4. Part 3
  5. 27-18-303 Order of execution when several writs against same defendant

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 18. PREJUDGMENT ATTACHMENT

Part 3. Writ of Attachment -- Execution

Order Of Execution When Several Writs Against Same Defendant

27-18-303. Order of execution when several writs against same defendant. The sheriff shall endorse upon each writ of attachment received by the sheriff the time when the writ was received, specifying the day, hour, and minute. The writ of attachment first placed in the hands of the sheriff must be executed first, and when there are several writs against the same defendant, they must be executed in the order in which they were received by the sheriff.

History: En. Sec. 160, p. 59, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 202, p. 89, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 202, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 204, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 920, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6687, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9288, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9288, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-4335(part); amd. Sec. 681, Ch. 56, L. 2009.