Case Name: The People v. Norton
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1851-08-26
Citations: 4 Sandf. 640
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People v. Norton.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 6
Pages: 640–641

Head Matter:
The People v. Norton.
To warrant the examination of a party alleged to have in his possession-property of a judgment debtor, it is not necessary that the execution should issue to the county where such debtor resides.
It suffices that the execution is to the county where the property is expected to he found, and where the person resides who is charged with having it in his possession.
August 26, 1851.
An execution upon the judgment in this oase had been issued to the sheriff of the- city and county of New York, and upon the usual affidavit an order had been granted for the examination of A. B., who was alleged to have property of the debtor in his possession. A. B. attended, but-objected to being examined upon the ground that to give jurisdiction to the court, the execution ought to have been issued to Kings County, in which it was admitted that the debtor resided.
W. Watson, for the plaintiffs.
Q. Clark, for the party summoned.

Opinion:
Duer, J.,