Case Name: Brown, Rives & Co. v. Wilson
Court: Superior Court of Chancery of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1810-02
Citations: 4 Hen. & M. 481
Docket Number: 
Parties: Brown, Rives & Co. v. Wilson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 956–957

Head Matter:
Brown, Rives & Co. v. Wilson.
February Term, 1810.
Equity Practice — Interrogatories.—Practice as to "bringing- in the defendant by a messenger, to answer interrogatories.
There was an order in this case, at last September term, that the defendant should come into Court to answer interrogatories, upon oath, as he had not answered. To this term he sent his answer, to which there was an objection, as being insufficient, and a motion was now made, to bring him in by a messenger.

Opinion:
By the Chancellor.
The answer may be received, with liberty to except to it, since the order of the last term was not peremptory ; in which case, the answer could only have been received with the leave of the Court.
For the future, the order will be to bring the party in, and a messenger will be sent for that express purpose in the first instance.