Case Name: Kimball v. Ward et al.
Court: Michigan Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1844-06
Citations: 1 Walk. Ch. 439
Docket Number: 
Parties: Kimball v. Ward et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the court of chancery of the state of michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 439–440

Head Matter:
Kimball v. Ward et al.
Where an answer on oath is waived, it must, notwithstanding, be signed by defendant.
Complainant having waived an answer on oath, defendants’ solicitor put in several answers for his clients, subscribing their names to the answers. The cause after-wards being brought on for hearing on pleadings and proofs, complainant’s solicitor, on an affidavit stating he had just discovered the defendants’ names had been subscribed to their answers by their solicitor, and not by themselves, moved to have them taken from the files, and the bill taken as confessed.
Bacon,
in support of the motion.
Dana, contra.

Opinion:
The Chancellor.
The defendants should, themselves, have subscribed their names to the answers. The waiver of the oath was no waiver of an answer subscribed by them. Denison v. Bassford, 7 Paige R. 370. The motion is granted, unless defendants sign the answers put in for them by their solicitor, and pay five dollars costs, within sixty days.