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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Chase vs. Glenn,
    June, 1827.
    An appeal does not lie from the refusal of the county court, on the motion of an insolvent debtor, to grant a rule on the trustee of such insolvent, who had given the usual bond, requiring him to show cause why his appointment should not be revoked.
    . Appeal from Anne-Arundel County Court. By the record it appeared, that at April term, 1822, Samuel Chase, (the appellant,) exhibited his petition to Anne-Arundel county court, praying for the benefit of the insolvent laws, stating that he' was in actual confinement, &c. A schedule' of his property, and a list of his creditors, on oath, accompanied his petition. The petitioner being brought before the court by the sheriff) took the oath required by law, and obtained a personal discharge, and was ordered to appear before the court at the next October term. He appeared at October term 1822; and he was further ordered to appear before the court at the next April term. At April term 1823 he again appeared, and the court directed that he cause notice be inserted in one of the public newspapers printed in Annapolis, once a week for three months, before • the next October term, notifying his creditors to appear then, before the court for the purpose of recommending a trustee for their bénefit, and to show cause, if any, why the said Chase should not have the benefit of the insolvent laws. At an adjournment of April term, held in June 1823, certain of the creditors of Chase filed in court their .recommendation in writing, of Elias Glenn, (the appellee,.), to be appointed trustee io'r the'benefit of the creditors of Chase. Which appointment the coürt' aceordingly made; and ordered Glenn, iha trustee, to enter into bond to the state for the use of the creditors of Chase, in $50,000, conditioned, in'the'usual form. Which bond Glenn entered into, 'with one security, on the 23d of June 1823. At October term 1S23, Chase moved the court for a rule on Glerin to show cause, by the next April term, if any he had, why his appointment should not be set aside and revoked by the court. At April term 1824 the court 'overruled this motion. From- which decision of the court Chase appealed to this court.
    The cause came .on for argument before Buchanan, Ch„ Í. and Martin, Stephen, and Archer, J. when
    
      Meredith, for the Appellee,
    moved the court to dismiss the appeal, iis not being a ease where an appeal would lie to this court.
   The Court.

We must dismiss the appea1. This court has no jurisdiction of the case.

APPEAL DISMISSED.