Legal Opinion

Cahn v. Sugenheimer

New York Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1899Published

'Action by one Cahn, as receiver, against one Sugenheimer. Defendant moves for security for costs.

1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.

The application is based solely upon the ground thát the receiver has no funds in his hands. Under the authorities this is insufficient to authorize the granting of an order requiring him to give security for costs. Such an order rests in the discretion of the court, and the power will not be exercised, unless in addition to the fact of insolvency it is shown that the action has been brought heedlessly or in bad faith, or that it is improbable that the plaintiff will succeed. Hale v. Mason, 86 Hun, 499, 33 N. Y. Supp. 789) Ridgway v. Symons, 14 Misc. Rep. 78, 36 N. Y. Supp. 197., The present…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ridgway v. SymonsNew York Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Hale v. MasonNew York Supreme Court · 1895

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