Hand v. Ortschreib Building Corp.

It being found that the bank after the service of the supplementary order paid out moneys it then had on deposit, it committed a contempt, as it violated the injunction contained in the order, and it must be fined the amount so paid out. The question of law is presented whether the bank is further guilty of contempt in paying out moneys that it received from or for the debtors after the order was served. While there is a difference in the language of section 785 of the Civil Practice Act, dealing with the examination of a third party in supplementary proceedings, and section 797, providing…