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Rule 740. Complainant May Have Possession (1943)

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If the party aggrieved shall, at the time of filing his complaint, or thereafter prior to final judgment in the justice court, execute a bond, to be approved by the justice, in such an amount as the justice may fix as the probable amount of the costs of suit and of the damages which may result to defendant in the event the suit has been improperly instituted, and conditioned that the plaintiff will pay defendant all such costs and damages as shall be adjudged against him, the officer serving such citation or the constable of the precinct or the sheriff of the county where the property is situated shall place the aggrieved party in possession of the property sued for promptly after the expiration of six days from the service of the citation or after the expiration of six days from notice to the defendant of the filing of the bond in the event it is not filed at the time of the filing of the complaint, unless the defendant, before the expiration of such six days, shall execute and deliver to such officer a bond in an amount double the amount of the bond given by the plaintiff, to be approved by the officer serving such citation or such constable or sheriff and filed with the justice, which bond shall be conditioned that the defendant in case judgment is rendered against him will pay all the costs of suit and the reasonable rental or value of the use of the property during the time he has withheld possession of the same from plaintiff to the time of making such bond and in addition will also pay the reasonable value or rental of such property while such suit is pending and until it is finally disposed of.

Amended by order of June 16, 1943, eff. Dec. 31, 1943, the regulations as to the bond of defendant have been enlarged so as to include a case where an out-of-county officer effects service of citation and so as to make it clear that six days' time will be allowed, before possession is given the aggrieved party, within which defendant may give such bond; and other relevant changes have been made.