Connecticut § 52-85 - When garnishee may move to assign case for trial.
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§ 52-85. When garnishee may move to assign case for trial.
Sec. 52-85. When garnishee may move to assign case for trial. When, in an action commenced in the Superior Court by process of foreign attachment or garnishment, the defendant does not appear, if the plaintiff does not take a default in the action within four months after the return day, the court may, at any time thereafter, upon motion of any garnishee in the action, assign the action for trial.
(1949 Rev., S. 7806; P.A. 76-436, S. 412, 681; P.A. 82-160, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 76-436 removed actions brought to court of common pleas from purview of section, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-160 added “or garnishment” and rephrased the section.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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