Slavenburg Soelling Corp. v. W. A. Assomull & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The test of whether a body execution should issue where the right depends on the nature of the action is whether the pleadings and proof show that the verdict was sought and obtained on one of the grounds specified in section 826 of the Civil Practice Act. There can be no dispute that conversion by a fiduciary is one of these grounds (Civ. Prac. Act, § 826, subd. 7). An assignor of an account receivable is such a fiduciary (Vandeweghe v. Schwartz, 187 App. Div. 219). The right to body execution is not affected by the fact that the conversion also constitutes a breach of contract and is so…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hinkle Iron Co. v. . KohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Vandeweghe v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
3Cited by1 opinion
- Citizens National Bank v. OsetekDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973