Debtor's Summons
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A summons under the seal of a court of bankruptcy in England, giving notice to the person to whom it is addressed (the debtor) that, unless he pays or compounds for a debt (not less than £50) due by him to a person therein named (the creditor) within a certain time, he will be liable to be adjudicated a bankrupt, unless he disproves the debt. Bankr, Act 1869, §§ 6, 7, form 4. A trade debtor's summons is one for service on a trader, and differs from a nontrader debtor's summons in giving the debtor a shorter time for compliance with its terms. Id. §§ 4, 5.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. A summons issuing from a court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy, upon the creditor proving a liquidated debt of not less than £50, which he has failed to collect after reasonable effort, stating that if the debtor fail, within one week if a trader, and withmay be presented against him, praying that he may be adjudged a bankrupt Bkcy. Act, 1869, s. 7; Robson, Bkcy.; Mozl. & W. Diet
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. A summons issuing from a court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy, upon the creditor proving a liquidated debt of not less than £50, which he has failed to collect after reasonable effort, stating that if the debtor fail, within one week if a trader, and within three weeks if a non-trader, to pay or compound for the sum specified, a petition may be presented against him praying that he may be adjudged a bankrupt. Bankruptcy Act I860, § 7 ; Robs. Bankr.; Mozley & Whitley.
Defined under Debtor in Black's Law Dictionary.