New York § 173 No discharge for defects of form

New York Statutes

§ 173 — No discharge for defects of form

New York § 173

Law DCDDebtor & Creditor

Art. 7Trustees For Insolvent and Imprisoned Debtors

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N.Y. Debtor & Creditor § 173 (2026).

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  § 173. No discharge for defects of form. If any person so committed,\nshall bring a writ of habeas corpus, he shall not be discharged by\nreason of any insufficiency in the form of the warrant of commitment;\nbut the court before whom such person shall be brought, shall re-commit\nsuch person, unless it shall be made to appear that he has answered all\nlawful questions put to him, or had sufficient reason for refusing to\nsign the examination, as the case may be; or unless such person shall\nthen answer, on oath, the questions so put to him.\n

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§ 173. No discharge for defects of form. If any person so committed,\nshall bring a writ of habeas corpus, he shall not be discharged by\nreason of any insufficiency in the form of the warrant of commitment;\nbut the court before whom such person shall be brought, shall re-commit\nsuch person, unless it shall be made to appear that he has answered all\nlawful questions put to him, or had sufficient reason for refusing to\nsign the examination, as the case may be; or unless such person shall\nthen answer, on oath, the questions so put to him.\n