People ex rel. Keiley v. Spier

The judgment on which the proceedings were instituted was recovered in an action brought by the relator to determine the title to certain moneys received by Dusenbury, from the chamberlain of the city of Hew York, and for the recovery of such moneys. These moneys were affected by conflicting claims and one of the objects of the action was to secure a determination of those claims, and to establish the right of the plaintiff as receiver to the moneys. It was prosecuted in the form of an action in equity. The relief demanded by the complaint was entirely consistent with the case it presented,…