Rigas v. . Livingston
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 24, 1903, which affirmed an order of Special Term adjudging the appellant herein guilty of contempt of court. The facts, so far as material, and the question certified are stated in the opinion. An injunction order cannot be made operative against a person who is not a party to the action in which it is granted.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 24, 1903, which affirmed an order of Special Term adjudging the appellant herein guilty of contempt of court. The facts, so far as material, and the question certified are stated in the opinion. An injunction order cannot be made operative against a person who is not a party to the action in which it is granted. A person not a party to an action, nor the agent, servant or employee of a party to it, cannot be jmnished for violation of the terms thereof. (Watson…
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
The plaintiff was the occupant of a fruit stand bn the sidewalk in front of Ho. 89 Park row in the city of Hew York. The appellant Levy was the tenant and occupant of the store in front of which the plaintiff’s stand was located. Levy was anxious that the stand should be removed, and applied to the city authorities to have such removal effected. Thereupon the plaintiff brought an action in the Supreme Court against the commissioner of public works of the borough of Manhattan and the superintendent of the bureau of incumbrances to enjoin them from interfering with his stand. A temporary…
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