Legal Opinion
In re Chassman
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1955PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGivern, J.
This is a motion to punish for contempt in a proceeding brought under article 79 of the Civil Practice Act.
By resettled order herein dated July 2, 1951, made by Mr. Justice Cohalan, respondent was removed as trustee of a trust created under the will of his father and directed to turn over the corpus to a successor trustee designated in said order. For his failure to do so, respondent was adjudged in contempt by order dated November 5,1951, made by Mr. Justice Babin. Pursuant to said order, he was incarcerated from December 7,1951, until March 28,1952, when he was released by order of Mr.…
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