Perkins v. Slocum
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term. Action by Mary M. Perkins, as administratrix, against Henry W. Slocum, individually and as receiver. From an interlocutory judgment overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, P. J.
The complaint, in the first count, charges the defendant, personally, with a wrongful conversion of certain personal property belonging to the plaintiff, and to the immediate possession of which she is entitled. The second count charges that the defendant as receiver appointed by the court in an action in the supreme court, in substance, took possession of the same property described in the first count in such complaint, and, after demand by plaintiff of him, wrongfully refused to deliver them to the plaintiff, but, as such receiver, converted them to his own use; and the plaintiff, by leave…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wiles v. . SuydamNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Harris v. EldridgeNew York Supreme Court · 1879
- Landau v. LevyThe Superior Court of New York City · 1855
- Clark v. ColesNew York Supreme Court · 1875
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