Martin v. Woodhall
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from special term. Supplementary proceedings by James J. Martin, committee, etc., of John Gill, a lunatic, against Alice Woodhall and Harriet Woodhall, to collect a. judgment in favor of plaintiff against defendants. From certain orders relative to the examination of John Tunbridge, and directing him to deliver-certain property to the receiver, Alice Woodhall appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The technical objections raised to the orders appealed from present only questions of practice, and do not affect the jurisdiction. They have been carefully examined, and found to be untenable, under the circumstances of the case. It therefore remains to be seen whether the orders should be set aside because, as is claimed, the defendant was brought within the jurisdiction of the court, ostensibly upon a criminal charge, but 'in reality to enable the plaintiff and his successor in interest to obtain property in the hands of a third person, who necessarily attended the defendant, and had…
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- Snelling & Baxter v. WatrousNew York Court of Chancery · 1830
- Goupil v. SimonsonNew York Supreme Court · 1856
- Shore v. ShoreThe Superior Court of New York City · 1850
- Baker v. WalesThe Superior Court of New York City · 1873
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