Case Name: President, Directors and Company of the Bank of Monroe v. Charles A. Keeler et al.
Court: Saratoga Chancery Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1841-08-17
Citations: 1 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 62
Docket Number: 
Parties: President, Directors and Company of the Bank of Monroe v. Charles A. Keeler et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Saratoga Chancery Sentinel
Volume: 1
Pages: 1070–1070

Head Matter:
President, Directors and Company of the Bank of Monroe v. Charles A. Keeler et al.
Creditors’ bill&emdash;lief erence directed to master near residence of defendant&emdash;Object of Rule 190.
J. Rhoades l'or complainants.
Otis Allen for defendants.

Opinion:
The chancellor decided in this case that the settled practice of the court on *creditors bills is not to compel the defendant to attend at a great distance from home for the purpose of assigning his property to the receiver and submitting to an examination; but the court will direct the reference to a master near the residence of the defendant, unless there are some special circumstances in the case rendering a reference to a master in some other county necessary or proper. That the object of the 190th Rule was to save the defendant the expense of making a disclosure of his property at his own costs, and of employing a solicitor for that purpose, while by the operation of the injunction he had no means of paying such solicitor for his services. Order of the vice-chancellor modified, without costs to either party.