Slater v. . Merritt
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming an order of Special Term adjudging defendant and his attorney guilty of contempt. The particulars of the order and the material facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. The injunction would not affect the rights of persons not parties to the action, or .the right of the attorneys for such persons to advise them as to their rights or assist them to recover them.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming an order of Special Term adjudging defendant and his attorney guilty of contempt. The particulars of the order and the material facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. The injunction would not affect the rights of persons not parties to the action, or .the right of the attorneys for such persons to advise them as to their rights or assist them to recover them. (People v. Randall, 73 N. Y., 416.) The facts alleged m the affidavit upon which the order was granted were fully met and…
1Opinion of the CourtHand, J.
The order of the court below affirmed at General Term adjudges the appellants, the defendant and his attorney Stilwell, each guilty of contempt in disobeying an injunction, by advising and procuring the mother and daughter of the defendant to enter into possession of the dwelling, house of the late John A. Merritt, deceased, and recites that the said mother and daughter still retain possession as the agents of the defendant. It finds the appellants seventy-five dollars each to be paid to the plaintiff, orders them to restore to the plaintiff the possession of the dwelling-house, and directs…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People Ex Rel. Morris v. . RandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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