Kristeller v. First Nat. Bank, Jersey City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The object of each action was the recovery — by the attorney of the prevailing party — of costs taxed on an order of the Supreme Court staying the operation of an order directing the issuance of an execution against the wages of William Berkowitz, defendants’ judgment debtor, and a levy thereunder of fifteen per cent, of such wages.

After the rendition of the judgments against Berkowitz, he filed a petition in bankruptcy. Objections to his discharge were interposed; and, on the assumption that the discharge would be long delajred or eventually…