Eyre v. Stubbert
New York Supreme Court
This is an appeal from an order of the City Court, Special Term, denying a motion to punish a judgment debtor for contempt.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Ouriam.
The order should be affirmed upon the first objection urged to the sufficiency of the affidavit upon which the supplementary proceeding was based, i. e., that the affidavit was made by the managing clerk of the attorney, and not by the judgment creditor or his attorney. The proceeding must be instituted by the judgment creditor or by some one authorized by him. It has been held that the authority of his attorney will be presumed. Miller v. Adams, 52 N. Y. 409. This presumption of authority to act for the judgment creditor cannot be extended to the clerk-of the attorney. It has been…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miller v. . AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Chase v. Edwards & BullNew York Supreme Court · 1829
- Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Beardsley v. Stone Valley Distilling Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1910
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