Legal Opinion
Walters v. Reinhoudt
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1927PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a motion to punish defendant for civil contempt for not turning over to the plaintiff the sum of 11,180.97, adjudged to have been the amount of her money in the hands of defendant as her agent and trustee. The defendant has been through bankruptcy since the judgment was recovered, but it has been decided by the United States District Court that this particular debt is not discharged, because it is a debt arising out of fraud and deceit.
If an execution could properly issue upon this judgment, then it is not proper to enforce obedience to the judgment by punishing as for contempt. (Civ.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Day v. . BergenNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Matter of Watson v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Devlin v. . DevlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Myers v. . BeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- O'Gara v. . KearneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ex Parte FullerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- In re the Estate of GoldowitzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- Fingerhut v. HirschNew York Supreme Court · 1943
- Cegala v. CegalaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- Walters v. ReinhoudtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928