Pruyn v. Black
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Special Term, Albany County. Action by Robert C. Pruyn against Charles C. Black, as receiver of the Ecuador Company, and others. From a judgment overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, J.
The Ecuador Company was organized under the laws of the state of New Jersey, and the defendant, Black, was appointed its receiver by the courts of that state. The corporation had become the owner by assignment of a contract entered into by this plaintiff with the Ecuadorian Association, Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Scotland. Prior to the appointment of a receiver for the Ecuador Company, action had been brought against it, and an attachment issued to the sheriff of Albany county, who attached the contract in question, and took it into his possession as an attachable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gardner v. . OgdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Chautauque County Bank v. . RisleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Gibbs v. . Queen Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Bosley v. National MacHine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Mabon v. . Ongley Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
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