Hotel George-V., Inc. v. McLean
Hotel George-V., Inc. v. McLean
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
On motion to dismiss supplemental bill
The original bill prayed only for receivership of the property interests of McLean in the estate of his aunt. The decree, appointing receivers, consented to by McLean, was limited to that property. The decree was grounded upon consent, rather than upon facts alleged in the bill, which would not alone have justified the decree. Soon thereafter McLean was adjudged insane by a Maryland court. He has since continued to live there. That court has appointed a committee of the person and estate. Ancillary powers have been given by this court.
Now, by the supplemental bill, it is sought to extend the receivership to other properties, including funds coming to the ancillary committee from a spendthrift trust created by the father of the lunatic. In my opinion, this cannot properly be done. The supplemental bill has the inherent weakness of the original bill in its lack of jurisdictional facts. Standing alone it cannot support a decree for receivers of the property therein described. Nor can it fairly claim support from the existing receivership, for that rests upon McLean’s consent, which by clear implication is limited to specific property. To now extend that receivership to additional property would be to give unlimited effect to a limited consent. The court ought not do that. If McLean was sui juris would an extension of the receivership be warranted without his consent? If so, why was not the original bill general in its scope ? If not,
The motion to dismiss supplemental bill will be granted.
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