Gerton Carriage Co. v. Richardson

This is a motion to punish the defendant for •contempt in disposing of $400 in cash which came to his hands as the proceeds of a public ball, given by him in a hotel at Russell, derived from the use of the ball room and the refreshments more or less inseparable from such occasions. It -is •claimed that the money was used by him in the payment of ■debts incurred by him in running the hotel and the purchase ■of supplies.

The defendant contends that the money was not his, but belonged to the estate of his deceased wife. He is executor of ythat estate, and also receives, by the will of his wife,…