11 Paige Ch. 647 | New York Court of Chancery | 1845
It was undoubtedly irregular to serve the subpoena, upon the defendant, without at the same time serving a copy of the 191st rule of the court. And if the defendant had applied to the court the first opportunity, after the time allowed for his appearance, to set aside the service of the sub-' poena and all subsequent proceedings, for irregularity, his application should have been granted, with costs. The object of that part of the rule which requires a copy thereof to be served with the subpoena, was to apprize the defendant of his rights.- and duties; and also to save him the useless expense of employing a solicitor, where he is willing to make a voluntary disclosure and surrender of his property, upon a creditor’s Ipffix without further litigation. Serving a copy of the rule, after- the defendant has been subjected to the expense of employing- a solicitor, will not, therefore, obviate the irregularity, and prevent the granting of an order to set aside the irregular proceedings. The defendant cannot, however, avail himself of such an irregularity as an answer to an application for the appointment of a receiver. But he must resort to a cross motion, on his part, founded upon an affidavit of the irregularity, and due notice of. such motion to the complainant’s solicitor. And the application should be made the first opportunity after the defendant’s appearance has been entered};
The counsel for the appellant is also under a mistake in supposing that the complainants were bound to wait twenty days, after the appearance of the defendant was entered, before they
Order accordingly.