Victor v. Turetz

Motion to punish defendant Carl Turetz for contempt is granted. The receiver herein is an officer of the court within the meaning of subdivision 4 of section 505 of the Civil Practice Act; this appears to be settled by Potter v. Emerson-Steuben Corp. (251 App. Div. 841; affg., 162 Misc. 392). General Electric Co. v. Sire (88 App. Div. 498), upon which defendant so strongly relies, is clearly distinguishable; there the receiver was appointed for the benefit of judgment creditors and stood in like position as a receiver appointed in supplementary proceedings and such a receiver was held not to…