Attorney-General v. Continental Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, made February 10, 1882, which affirmed an order of Special Term, the substance of which as well as the material facts are stated in the opinion. The attorney-general was not entitled to an allowance out of the fund for services of special counsel employed by him. (Laws 1880, chap. 587; Laws 1848, chap. 857, § 3; Laws 1879, chap. 272; Laws 1878, p. 342; 1 Edm.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, made February 10, 1882, which affirmed an order of Special Term, the substance of which as well as the material facts are stated in the opinion. The attorney-general was not entitled to an allowance out of the fund for services of special counsel employed by him. (Laws 1880, chap. 587; Laws 1848, chap. 857, § 3; Laws 1879, chap. 272; Laws 1878, p. 342; 1 Edm. Stat. 164; § 15, title 1, chap. 8, part 1 E. S.; Nevitt v. Bk. Pt. Gibson, 6 S. & M. 541; Hightower v. Thornton, 6 Ga. 504; Wood, v. Drummond,…
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Ch. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the General Term affirming an order of the Special Term, made on the 24th day of December, 1881, granting to special counsel retained by the attorney-general, an allowance of $3, 500 for his services and disbursements, to be paid by the receiver of the Continental Life Insurance Company, out of the fund in his hands as receiver. The Continental Life Insurance Com- pony, was a corporation in this State, organized under chapter 463, Laws of 1853, and having become insolvent, in October, 1876, upon the application of the attorney-general, the…
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