Legal Opinion

In re Van Ness

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal hy A. Edward Woodruff from an order of the Supreme Oourt, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of March, 1897, adjudging him guilty of contempt of court, with notice of an intention to bring up for review an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 1st day of February, 1897, directing him to pay a certain sum of money to the sheriff of the county of New York.

1Opinion of the Court

Parker, J.:

The order appealed from adjudges Woodruff in contempt for failing to pay over to the sheriff $700, to he applied on an execution issued in favor of the respondent Edward Van Ness, as directed by an order made by Mr. Justice Beekman in proceedings supplementary to execution. The notice of appeal also contains a notice that the appellant “ will bring up for review the order entered herein, made on February 1st, 1897, directing the undersigned to pay over the *582money therein referred to, and from each and every' part of said order.”. ' ' . '

The order to which Such notice refers is a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People Ex Rel. Day v. . BergenNew York Court of Appeals · 1873

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Goldreyer v. ShatzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1909
  2. Happel v. LippeAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
  3. In re Van NessNew York Supreme Court · 1897
  4. In re the Examination in Supplementary Proceedings of FlynnNew York Supreme Court · 1913

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