Legal Opinion
Matter of Reeves v. Crownshield
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1937PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The uncollectibility of money judgments has ever been a subject of concern to bench and bar. A large part of the statute law of this State is designed to enable a judgment creditor to obtain satisfaction upon his money judgment. That a large percentage of these money judgments have remained uncollectible has been confirmed by statistical surveys. (Study of Civil Justice in New York [Survey of Litigation in New York], Johns Hopkins University Institute of Law [1931].) Many debtors who were in a position to pay have evaded their legal obligations by unlawful and technical means. Discontent with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bailey v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Henderson v. Mayor of the City of New York Commissioners of Immigration v. North German LloydSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Evans v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- McIntosh v. AubreySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Eikenberry & Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lepak v. McClainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Yetta Freeman v. Bob HeimanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Kaganowitz v. Manufacturers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Ellis v. MitchellNew York Supreme Court · 1948
- Gill v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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