Case Name: Ex parte Ferguson
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1827-02
Citations: 6 Cow. 596
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ex parte Ferguson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 596–596

Head Matter:
Ex parte Ferguson.
A Sr attorney of this court had collected money for the relator by suit, which he had not paid over. On an affidavit of these facts, a motion was now made for a rule that the attorney pay over the money ; or shew cause why an attachment should not issue against him. But the affida-v¡t did not shew that a demand of the money had been made of the attorney,
Money collected by an at-tomey for his client, must be fonTthlfclient can move for an attachment for its non-pay'* ment.
L. Hoyt, for the motion.
It was not opposed. But

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The money should first have been demanded. The motion must, for that reason, be denied.
Motion denied,