Case Name: Foxall v. Levi, special Bail of Stewart
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1803-07
Citations: 1 Cranch 139
Docket Number: 
Parties: Foxall v. Levi, special Bail of Stewart.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 139–139

Head Matter:
Foxall v. Levi, special Bail of Stewart.
A bankrupt, surrendered by his bail, during the time allowed for his examination, will not be committed in execution. %
August 6th, 1803. Stewart was surrendered in discharge of his bail; and being prayed in commitment, produced a summons from commissioners of bankruptcy in Baltimore, dated August 4th, 1803, to appear, &e., on the 5th of August, and the 25th of August, 1803, and the 15th of September next.

Opinion:
Upon which the Couet refused to commit him in execution.
The summons was simply signed by the commissioners, stating themselves as such. There was also a certificate that he did attend yesterday at Baltimore agreeably to his summons. See the bankrupt law of the 4th of April, 1800, § 22, which declares that the bankrupt shall be free from arrest; and on producing the summons or notice under the hands of commissioners, shall be discharged, if arrested.