Sullivan v. . Miller
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by Joseph W. Little and others, petitioners, fr'om order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made June 1, 1886, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application of said petitioners, the nature of which, as well as the material facts, are stated in the opinion. (Reported below, 40 Hnn, 516).
1Opinion of the Court
Huger, Ch. J.
The petitioners, Little & Demorest, commenced these proceedings to vacate and annul an order previously made in this action, which authorized Ames, the receiver, to sell certain property and pay the liens therepn, and to obtain an order requiring the receiver to pay the amount of a judgment recovered by them against Miller. The relief sought by the petitioners was denied by the Special Term, and, upon appeal, its order was affirmed by the G-eneral Term, whereupon this appeal was taken.
The situation out of which the controversy arose is substantially as follows: On the 4th of…
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