§ 25-327 — Substitution; plaintiff in execution for sheriff or other officer

In an action against a sheriff or other officer for the recovery of property taken under an execution, and replevied by the plaintiff in such action, the court may, upon application of the defendant and of the party in whose favor the execution issued, permit the latter to be substituted as the defendant, security for the costs being given.

Legislative History

Source: R.S.1867, Code § 50, p. 400; R.S.1913, § 7608; C.S.1922, § 8551; C.S.1929, § 20-327; R.S.1943, § 25-327. Annotations: When garnishee answers that he has money belonging to judgment debtor, one may intervene who claims money and who is not a party to proceedings, and contest right of plaintiff. Farrington v. Fleming Comm. Co., 94 Neb. 108, 142 N.W. 297 (1913). Court cannot order substitution after final judgment. Hicklin v. Nebraska City National Bank, 8 Neb. 463, 1 N.W. 135 (1879).