Messenger of the Court

In common law, a Messenger of the Court is an officer of the court whose duties include, carrying written or verbal communications and executing orders of the court. In the case of a bankruptcy court, the Messenger's duties include seizing and taking possession of the bankrupt's estate.[1]

In the Plymouth Colony, the Messenger's duties included serving summonses, keeping the jail, and carrying out executions.[2]

See also

• Messenger-at-arms

References

1. Black, Henry Campbell (1910). A Law Dictionary. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Company. p. 776.
2. Stratton, Eugene Aubrey (1986). Plymouth Colony, Its History & People, 1620–1691 (illustrated, annotated ed.). Ancestry Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 9780916489182.