If the trustee is sought to be charged for a negotiable promissory note or other instrument on which he is liable, made and payable in this state, or the parties to which, at the time of making the same, resided in this state, the plaintiff shall, if practicable, take the deposition of the defendant as to the disposition and ownership thereof.
Source. RS 208:18. CS 221:18. GS 230:21. GL 249:15. PS 245:21. PL 356:21. RL 412:22.