Varnum v. Leek

Whether an appeal lies from a refusal to appoint a receiver, or whether, in case it lies, we should be justified in reversing, in the absence of a showing of abuse of discretion, we need not determine. It appears to us that no proper ground was shown for the appointment of a receiver, and that in no view could the refusal be held to be error. The application for a receiver was submitted upon the pleadings, which consisted of the plaintiff’s original petition, the defendant’s answer thereto, and the plaintiff’s petition for a receiver. In the original petition, the plaintiff averred that he…