People ex rel. Demarest v. Gray
New York Supreme Court
Certiorari to the county judge of Kings county. On April 25, 1859, the defendant obtained a discharge in insolvency, by order of S. D. Morris, the county judge of Kings; and the relators now brought a certiorari to review the proceedings.
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Certiorari to the county judge of Kings county. On April 25, 1859, the defendant obtained a discharge in insolvency, by order of S. D. Morris, the county judge of Kings; and the relators now brought a certiorari to review the proceedings. The material portions of the proceedings were as follows: The petition and accompanying papers were presented by the insolvent to Judge Morris, who on the 11th day of February made the usual order that the creditors show cause on the 25th of April why a discharge should not be granted, and requiring notice thereof to be published for ten weeks in the State…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.*—Lott, P. J.
It appears that an order was made by the Hon. Samuel D. Morris, late county judge of Kings *470county, requiring the creditors of Morgan Gray, an insolvent debtor, to show cause before him on the 25th day of April, 1859, at his chambers in the city of Brooklyn, why an assignment of the said insolvent’s estate should not be made, and he be discharged from his debts, pursuant to the provisions of the statute for the discharge of an insolvent from his debts. ¡Notice of the order was directed by him to be published for ten weeks in the State paper, and two other designated…
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