In re Bornemann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
. Appeal by Franklin J. Bischoff from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the. office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of March, 1896, adjudging him guilty of a contempt and committing him to the county jail.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The appellant was, by an order dated February 1, 1896, required to show cause, on the 3d day of February, 1896, why he should not be compelled to return to the petitioner the sum of $4,525, paid to him as the attorney for the petitioner, to be applied upon the purchase price of certain premises which the petitioner had contracted to purchase. By the petition it appears that such sum was paid to the appellant to pay the balance due under a contract for the purchase of real estate, and that the appellant failed and refused to pay such stun, either to the vendor of the real estate…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Didsbury v. Van TasselNew York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Carey v. ReillyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- Slater v. JacksonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899