Davies v. Davies
New York Supreme Court
Motion to punish defendant for contempt for refusing to deliver property on demand to a receiver of a partnership appointed in an action by the executors of a deceased partner against the surviving partner for an accounting, etc. Further facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
The defendant is ordered to show cause why he should not he punished for a contempt of court for refusing to deliver to the receiver herein the possession of the property described in and which was committed to the custody of the said receiver by the order of this court, entered herein on November 23, 1887, or for such other or further relief as to the court, the premises being considered, may seem proper.
To put the defendant in contempt, it must appear that he has refused to do, upon proper demand for that purpose, the act or thing required by the order in question to be done by him. Upon…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cassilear v. SimonsNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re LawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905