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Title 9. CIVIL PRACTICE

Chapter 12. VERDICT AND JUDGMENT

70 sections · 9-12-1 to 9-12-138

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 9-12-1What verdict to cover.
  2. 9-12-2Instructions on form of verdict.
  3. 9-12-3How verdict received.
  4. 9-12-4Construction of verdicts.
  5. 9-12-5Verdict may be molded.
  6. 9-12-6Amendment of verdict — To conform to pleadings.
  7. 9-12-7Amendment of verdict — After dispersal of jury.
  8. 9-12-8Amendment of verdict — When part illegal.
  9. 9-12-9Judgment to conform to verdict.
  10. 9-12-10Judgment for principal and interest.
  11. 9-12-11Sureties and endorsers to be identified in judgment.
  12. 9-12-12Judgment for costs against fiduciary.
  13. 9-12-13Amount of judgment on bond.
  14. 9-12-14Amendment of judgment to conform to verdict.
  15. 9-12-15Judgment aided by verdict or amendable not set aside.
  16. 9-12-16Validity of judgment when court does not have jurisdiction.
  17. 9-12-17When creditors or purchasers may attack judgment.
  18. 9-12-18Right to confess judgment and appeal; where and when entered.
  19. 9-12-19Judgment suspended by appeal.
  20. 9-12-20Judgment when security given on appeal.
  21. 9-12-21Judgments transferable; status of transferee.
  22. 9-12-22Effect of transfer by attorney; ratification.
  23. 9-12-23Effect of consent judgment.

Article 2. EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS

  1. 9-12-40Judgment conclusive between which persons and on what issues.
  2. 9-12-41Effect of judgment in rem.
  3. 9-12-42Judgment no bar absent decision on merits.
  4. 9-12-43Parol evidence admissible.

Article 3. DORMANCY AND REVIVAL OF JUDGMENTS

  1. 9-12-60When judgment becomes dormant; how dormancy prevented; docketing; applicability.
  2. 9-12-61Dormant judgments renewed by action or scire facias; time of renewal.
  3. 9-12-62Nature of scire facias.
  4. 9-12-63Issuance of scire facias; copies; service; return.
  5. 9-12-64Revival on motion after service of scire facias; when defendant entitled to jury trial.
  6. 9-12-65Scire facias when judgment transferred.
  7. 9-12-66Venue of action to renew judgment.
  8. 9-12-67Revival of judgment against nonresident; service by publication.
  9. 9-12-68Revival of dormant decrees for payment of money.

Article 4. JUDGMENT LIENS

  1. 9-12-80Equal dignity and binding effect of judgments.
  2. 9-12-81General execution docket; when money judgment in county of defendant’s residence creates lien against third parties without notice.
  3. 9-12-82When money judgment outside county of defendant’s residence creates lien against third parties without notice.
  4. 9-12-83When money judgment creates lien on land located outside county in which obtained against third parties without notice.
  5. 9-12-84When money judgment against nonresident creates lien on land within state against third parties without notice.
  6. 9-12-85Deeds, mortgages, judgments, or liens between parties not affected by money judgments.
  7. 9-12-86Recordation in county where property located prerequisite to lien on land.
  8. 9-12-87Judgments from same term considered of equal date.
  9. 9-12-88Extent property affected by judgment pending appeal.
  10. 9-12-89Effect of appellate proceeding on lien.
  11. 9-12-90Judgments relating to common disaster.
  12. 9-12-91Effect of judgment on promissory notes.
  13. 9-12-92Effect of judgment lien on personalty removed to another state, sold, and returned.
  14. 9-12-93When purchased property discharged from lien.
  15. 9-12-94Clerk’s fees.

Article 5. UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT

  1. 9-12-110Short title.
  2. 9-12-111Definitions.
  3. 9-12-112Applicability; burden of proof.
  4. 9-12-113Recognition and enforcement of foreign-country judgments.
  5. 9-12-114Recognition of personal jurisdiction.
  6. 9-12-115Procedure for recognition.
  7. 9-12-116Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgments.
  8. 9-12-117Stay pending appeal.
  9. 9-12-118Uniform construction.
  10. 9-12-119Situations not covered by article.

Article 6. ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

  1. 9-12-130Short title.
  2. 9-12-131‘‘Foreign judgment’’ defined.
  3. 9-12-132Filing of judgment; force and effect following filing.
  4. 9-12-133Filing of foreign judgment; notice to judgment debtor; Code Section 9-11-4 inapplicable to article.
  5. 9-12-134Appeal or stay of foreign judgment; security for satisfaction.
  6. 9-12-135Clerk’s fees.
  7. 9-12-136Actions to enforce judgments preserved.
  8. 9-12-137Uniform construction.
  9. 9-12-138Judgments to which article applies.