Copous v. Kauffman

Saratoga Chancery Court

Copous v. Kauffman

1 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 5, 1841 N.Y. LEXIS 343

DecidedJanuary 25, 1841

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Copous v. Kauffman, 1 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 5, 1841 N.Y. LEXIS 343 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1841).

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The chancellor decided that after a bill had been dismissed as to a defendant, the court has no jurisdiction over him to order him to be examined as a party to the suit; that on a creditors’ bill the wife of tbe judgment debtor cau-not be compelled to submit to an examination as a witness for the purpose of obtaining a discovery of her husband’s property. Order of i the vice-chancellor reversed. Costs of guardian ad litem to be costs in the cause.

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The chancellor decided that after a bill had been dismissed as to a defendant, the court has no jurisdiction over him to order him to be examined as a party to the suit; that on a creditors’ bill the wife of tbe judgment debtor cau-not be compelled to submit to an examination as a witness for the purpose of obtaining a discovery of her husband’s property. Order of i the vice-chancellor reversed. Costs of guardian ad litem to be costs in the cause.

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1 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 5, 1841 N.Y. LEXIS 343, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/copous-v-kauffman-nychanctsara-1841.