Goff v. Craven
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe Lewis County'Court, affirming a justice’s judgment for seventy-five dollars damages and costs. The action was brought to recover a gold watch chain alleged to have been converted by the defendant. The plaintiff was appointed a receiver of John Craven, a son of defendant, in supplementary proceedings instituted against him.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe Lewis County'Court, affirming a justice’s judgment for seventy-five dollars damages and costs. The action was brought to recover a gold watch chain alleged to have been converted by the defendant. The plaintiff was appointed a receiver of John Craven, a son of defendant, in supplementary proceedings instituted against him. By virtue of such appointment he became vested with the title to the said property and demanded the same of the said Craven who refused to deliver it up, and for such refusal the plaintiff as receiver recovered a judgment against John Craven…
1Opinion of the Court
Hardin, P. J.:
Upon the appointment and qualification of .the plaintiff as receiver of John Craven he became vested with the title to the property in question, and the right to take the same into his possession to sell the same for the purpose of satisfying the debt of John Craven. Therefore the demand and refusal by John Craven gave the plaintiff, as such receiver a good cause of action against John Craven. Had he actually paid that judgment the title would, eo mstcmti, have passed from the receiver to John Craven, and he and any bailee of his would have been entitled to have and hold the…
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