Elgart v. Mintz

On complainant's writ of attachment against defendant, the sheriff attempted to attach shares of the capital stock of Elblum Holding Corporation standing in the name of defendant. But the stock certificate was outside the State of New Jersey in the possession of the defendant, who is a resident of New York, and was not actually seized by the sheriff. Complainant, to satisfy the Uniform Stock Transfer law (Rev. Stat. 14:8-39), thereupon filed his bill praying that defendant be enjoined from transferring the certificate, and obtained an order to show cause why defendant should not be so…