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· 6/4/1877

Griswold v. Tompkins

Citations

  • 7 Daly 214

Syllabus

<p>Where it appears in supplementary proceedings that personal property in the-possession of the judgment debtor and belonging to him, has been mortgaged by him to another, hy a chattel mortgage payable on demand, a judge before whom the proceedings are had, cannot order the debtor to deliver the property to a receiver appointed by him.</p> <p>Where after the appointment of a receiver in supplementary proceedings personal property belonging to the judgment debtor, and in his possession, is levied on under an execution against his property, the judgment debtor cannot he ordered! to deliver the property to the receiver, but the receiver must he left to his action against the sheriff seizing it to recover it from him.</p>

Judges: Daly

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