Text of the provision
Sec. 39. Obligor may pay execution against obligee. — After a writ of execution against property has been issued, a person indebted to the judgment obligor may pay to the sheriff holding the writ of execution the amount of his debt or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the judgment, in the manner prescribed in section 9 of this Rule, and the sheriff's receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the amount so paid or directed to be credited by the judgment obligee on the execution.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 39, Section 39. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 39 of Rule 39 (Execution, Satisfaction And Effect Of Judgments) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 38 — Enforcement of attendance and conduct of examination.
- Section 40 — Order for application of property and income to satisfaction of judgment.
Cases citing this section
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