Legal Opinion
Carr v. Hoy
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1957PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
This is a conversion, suit against a sheriff. Judgment went for defendant on the ground that the money-taken and withheld from plaintiff by the sheriff was the proceeds of a criminal act committed by plaintiff. Plaintiff had collected fees of $10 each from a number of persons for the privilege of attending a farm outing and of there photographing female models, some of whom posed in the nude. The sheriff appeared on the scene, arrested all concerned and took from plaintiff, and kept, the money which plaintiff had collected from his customers. Everyone except plaintiff pleaded guilty to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Stone v. FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Reiner v. North American Newspaper AllianceNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hofferman v. SimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Flegenheimer v. BroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Barker v. KallashNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Bersani v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- McClendon v. RosettiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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