Sverd v. Mostel

Bergae", J.

The judgment creditor is the judgment debtor’s former wife; the third-party appellant who has been adjudged guilty of a contempt in proceedings supplementary to execution is the judgment debtor’s present wife. The judgment debtor is an actor whose earnings are large but irregular.

The basis for the order adjudging her in contempt is that after the third-party subpoena had been served on her and she thereupon became enjoined by operation of section 781 of the Civil Practice Act from transferring or making any disposition of the judgment debtor’s property in her possession or paying…