Wonder v. Olympic Smelters Co.

Citations

• 119 Wash. 614
• 206 P. 360
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 838

Syllabus

<p>Receivers (39) — Title and Possession oe Property — Remedies of Receivers — Contempt Proceedings. Where an officer of a corporation, after appointment of the receiver, wrongfully came into the possession of a government warrant belonging to the insolvent corporation, and cashed it and failed to forward the proceeds to the receiver, he can be compelled to do so in contempt proceedings; and it is no defense that, since the contempt proceedings were instituted, third persons claiming an interest therein had brought suit to recover the same; since the .order in contempt will be a complete defense to the action.</p>