If a sheriff pays the plaintiff an amount ordered by the court as an amercement, he is entitled to the full benefit of the cause of action or judgment and may proceed against the defendant in any manner the plaintiff might have proceeded.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-301 - Service of Writs
Section 2-302 - Executions and Attachments
Section 2-303 - Filing of Returns -- Required
Section 2-304 - Filing of Returns -- Failure to File
Section 2-305 - Failure to Bring Person Into Court
Section 2-306 - Right of Subrogation
Section 2-307 - Books and Records
Section 2-308 - Duty to Collect Fees and Penalties