Legal Opinion

Verplank v. Mercantile Insurance

New York Court of Chancery

Decided July 13, 1831PublishedCited by 15 opinions

In this casa, Ogden Edwards, Esq. as Vice-Chancellor of the first circuit, had granted a general injunction, and allowed of the appointment of a receiver. Appeals were had; and by an order of the Chancellor, dated at Albany, on the twenty-first day of June, 1831, the orders granting the injunction and appointing a receiver were vacated, with costs.

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In this casa, Ogden Edwards, Esq. as Vice-Chancellor of the first circuit, had granted a general injunction, and allowed of the appointment of a receiver. Appeals were had; and by an order of the Chancellor, dated at Albany, on the twenty-first day of June, 1831, the orders granting the injunction and appointing a receiver were vacated, with costs. The following is a part of the Chancellor’s order:—■“ It is ordered, that the “ said orders granting a general injunction in the said bill and “ appointing a receiver in this cause be and the same are hereby “ reversed and vacated, with costs on…

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor.

A motion is made on the part of the complainants, for leave to amend their bill, which was .... . , ... sworn to at the time it was filed, and upon wmcti, esc parte, an injunction was granted and a receiver appointed. The orders allowing the injunction and appointing the receiver, were, upon appeal, reversed: with permission to the complainants to apply for leave to amend the bill, so as to make the corporation of the Mercantile Insurance Company defendants therein; and otherwise, as they might be advised.

The application to amend is accordingly made ; and besides inserting…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Osgood v. . MaguireNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  2. Piercy v. BeckettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Hanby's Adm'r v. Henritze's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  4. Gregg v. BrowerIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  5. Bannon v. ComegysCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888

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