Weideman v. Newton Arms Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by Carl J. Weideman against the Newton Arms Company, Incorporated. On motion to punish for contempt.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
This is not a proceeding by the receiver herein ancillary to the principal cause of action. Indeed, the property and assets of the insolvent corporation which are the subject of this controversy are no longer in the custody of the court. The order made during the receivership, restraining Newton from interfering with the possession of the rifles in question and the good will of the business by making untrue statements to impair their salability during the time they were under the control of the court and in custodia legis, became practically a nullity, I think, upon…
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