In re Spies
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, Peter Spies, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 20th day of Hovember, 1903, dismissing a writ of .habeas corpus theretofore issued herein.
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, J.:
In an action brought against the relator by his wife for a limited! divorce, such proceedings were finally had that a receiver of all the *176real and personal property of the relator was appointed, who, after his appointment, demanded the assignment to him of certain patents and patent rights. With this demand the relator refused to comply and was thereafter, for such refusal, adjudged in contempt of court. A warrant of commitment was issued to the sheriff who arrested the relator and imprisoned him, and it is hy virtue of such commitment that he is now confined in the county jail.…
2Cited by2 opinions
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