ART. 16.] CHANCERY—ABATEMENT AND REVIVOR. 131

207. Failure of trustee to- bond. Pro- ceedings upon. 208. New trustee appointed by court. 209. Report of sales by trustees. 210. Failure of trustee to report. Pro- ceedings upon. 211. Resignation of trustee. How made. 212. Appointment of new trustee How made. 213. Payment to foreign trustees when ordered. 214. Payment to other "trustees when ordered. 215. Release by said trustees to be valid. Witnesses and Testimony, 216. Examiners. Their duties, powers and compensation 217. Subpoenas for witnesses. 218. Examinations. How conducted. 219. General question to each witness.

220. Testimony to be read to and signed by witness. Exceptions. 221. Return of testimony to court. 222. Testimony to be taken without delay. Rale return. 223. To lie ten days in court. Waiver by consent. 224. Depositions de bene eise. 225. Oral examination by consent in Circuit Court of Baltimore City. 226. Special order to take testimony. 227. Commissions to issue to two per- sons 228. To one by consent. 229, One only to act on same day. 230. Rules for speedy return. 231. Pay of witnesses. 232. Attachment for refusal to attend. 233. Testimony available against de- fendants in default. 234. Court of Appeals may repeal or modify rules in their discretion.

Abatement and Revivor.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 16, sec. 1. 1820, ch. 161. 1842, ch. 229.

1. No suit in chancery shall abate by the death of any of the
parties in cases where the rights involved in the suit survive.

Tilly v. Tilly, 2 Bl. 436. Austin e Cochran, 3 Bl 337. Neale v. Hagthorp,

S Bl 551. Glenn v. Hebb's Admr., 17 Md. 260. Diffenderffer v. Griffith, 57

Md. 84.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1820, ch. 161, sec. 4. 1844, ch. 44, sec. 2.

2t If any of the parties to a suit in chancery, whether plaintiff
or defendant, shall die after the filing of the bill or petition, it
shall not be necessary to file a bill of revivor; but any of the sur-
viving parties may file a suggestion of such death, setting forth
when the death occurred, and who is the legal representative of
such deceased party, and how he is representative, whether by
devise, descent or otherwise.

Somerville v. Trueman, 4 H. & McH. 43. Burch v. Scott, 1 Bl. 112. Hall

v. Hall, 1 Bl. 130. Labes v. Monkur, 1 Bl. 130, note (n) Owings' Case, 1 Bl.
370. Allen v. Burke, 1 Bl. 544. Griffith v. Bronangh, 1 Bl. 547. Walsh v.
Smyth, 3 Bl. 1. Glenn v. Clupp, 11 G. & J. 1.