Case Name: Hamilton v. Roberts and others
Court: New York Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1838-09-11
Citations: 3 Edw. Ch. 234
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hamilton v. Roberts and others.
Judges: 
Reporter: Edwards' Chancery Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 234–234

Head Matter:
Hamilton v. Roberts and others.
Sept. 11, 1838.
Practice. Non-resident defendant.
Where a defendant resides in the province of Nova Scotia, the order to be published for his appearance must be a nine months order.
Motion to advertise a non-resident defendant. Mr. E. P. Hurlbut suggested that this defendant was a resident of some place in Nova Scotia ; and left it to the court to say, whether the order should require an appearance within four or nine months ?

Opinion:
The Vice-Chancellor
was of opinion that this case was not embraced by the section of the statute which had reference to " either of the provinces of Canada," and directed the order to run " within nine months."