Whenever the defendant shall have appeared in such action he may apply to the officer who issued the attachment or to the court for an order to discharge the attachment, and, if such order be granted, all the proceeds of sales and moneys collected by such officer and all property attached remaining in his hands shall be delivered or paid by him to the defendant or his agent and released from the attachment. And when there is more than one defendant and the several property of either of the defendants has been seized by virtue of the order of attachment any defendant whose several property has been seized may apply to the officer who issued the attachment for relief under this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-930; 1952 Code Section 10-930; 1942 Code Section 543; 1932 Code Section 543; Civ. P. '22 Section 516; Civ. P. '12 Section 295; Civ. P. '02 Section 262; 1870 (14) 478 Section 264.