Weeks v. . Weeks
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by William. A. Parke et al., tenants, from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made May 13, 1887, which affirmed with “ costs and disbursements ” against the appellants an order of Special Term, modifying a previous order, authorizing the execution of the leases under which the appellants claim, and directing the retention and deposit, subject to the further •orders of the court, of a sum specified out of the proceeds of…
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Appeal by William. A. Parke et al., tenants, from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made May 13, 1887, which affirmed with “ costs and disbursements ” against the appellants an order of Special Term, modifying a previous order, authorizing the execution of the leases under which the appellants claim, and directing the retention and deposit, subject to the further •orders of the court, of a sum specified out of the proceeds of the sale of the premises described in the complaint. This was an action for partition. The rights and interests ■of the…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The order of February 6, 1883, appointing the receiver in the action, was made on the petition of one of the defendants, upon notice to the other parties, and was granted, without opposition. The property sought to be partitioned consisted of four houses and lots on Fifth avenue, in the city of New York, of great value, and the rights and interests of the several parties depended upon the construction of the will of Jacob Weeks, deceased, and involved the determination of complicated and difficult questions. The main object of the receivership was to secure the renting and care of the…
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