In re Sohmer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the Columbia-Knickerbocker Trust Company from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of October, 1912, granting the motion of the petitioner, the Comptroller of the State of New York, and directing the transfer of certain funds and securities from the Cblumbia-Knickerbocker Trust .Company to the city chamberlain of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The order appealed from was made under authority of section 744a of the Code of Civil Procedure, enacted by chapter 182 of the Laws of, 1908. That section reads as follows:
<c § 744-a. The Comptroller may examine the books, accounts and vouchers of every bank and trust company in the State, in anywise relating to moneys and securities paid into court, - under an order of any court of record; and where the same has not been paid to the chamberlain of. the city of New York or to any county treasurer of the State, the Comptroller upon an application duly made shall be entitled to an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1912