Legal Opinion
Coker v. Norman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1926No. 5002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The custody of property by the receiver of the court is the custody of the court. One who dispossesses the receiver of property consigned to him by the court dispossesses the court, and of course becomes in contempt of court; and he may be punished for contempt, and the property may be restored. Wikle v. Silva, 70 Ga. 717; 13 C. J. 21, § 26, note 14. A contempt of court being complete by dispossessing the receiver, the fact that no injunctive order has been passed does not affect the case.
2. A judge of the superior court having, in vacation, appointed a receiver to take possession of any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hovey v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Cobb v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1865
- Trough v. TroughWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Cason v. CasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Tucker v. Huson Ice & Machine WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Strickland v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
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- Hutchinson v. HutchinsonOregon Supreme Court · 1928
- United Bonded Warehouse Inc. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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