§ 490.020

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 54. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.
(a)The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:
(1)All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.
(2)All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.
(b)The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the

undertaking.

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Liability for Wrongful Attachment

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