Case Name: Renner v. Meyer
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1889-04
Citations: 6 N.Y.S. 535
Docket Number: 
Parties: Renner v. Meyer.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 6
Pages: 535–535

Head Matter:
Renner v. Meyer.
(City Court of New York, Special Term.
April, 1889.)
Supplemental Proceedings—Examination—Record.
The examination in supplemental proceedings of a judgment debtor is a record, and the judgment creditor may be required by the judgment debtor to file it for future reference.
Action by Frederick G-. Benner against John Meyer. Plaintiff, having recovered a judgment, instituted supplemental proceedings. Defendant now moves to compel plaintiff to file the examination.
Lexow c6 Leo, for plaintiff. William F. Browne, for defendant.

Opinion:
McAdam, C. J.
Judgment creditors seem to have the notion that because they take down the examination of a debtor the examination, when reduced to writing, is their property, which they may take to their office and appropriate as they please. This is a mistake. The examination becomes a court record, and the debtor has sufficient interest in it to require the creditor to file it for future use or reference. Code Civil Proc. § 825. If in this court, the examination should be filed with the clerk thereof, (rule 2,) and the orders appointing a receiver must be filed with the county clerk, (Code Civil Proc. § 2467.) Where the examination has been filed, it may save the debtor considerable time and trouble in case of a subsequent examination by another creditor. There is no reason why the same ordeal should be unnecessarily repeated. Motion to require creditor to file examination granted. Ho costs. Ordered accordingly.