Nelson v. Hirsch

Pound, Ch. J.

This case comes to us on an appeal from an order of the Appellate Division reversing “ on the law and the facts ” an order of the Special Term which adjudged respondent Puritz in contempt for failure to pay over $8,000 to a receiver appointed in the action as directed by the final judgment. The appeal was allowed by the Appellate Division on a certified question which reads: “ Was the order granting on this record plaintiff’s motion to punish the defendant Puritz for contempt properly made? ”

The judgment was obtained in an action brought under section 60, subdivisions 1 and 2, of…