Dey v. Brenack Stevedoring Co.
Dey v. Brenack Stevedoring Co.
Opinion of the Court
Complainant, Elmer E. Dey, Jr., brought suit in equity, alleging that he is a creditor of defendant for goods sold and delivered; that defendant is solvent, hut 'owes large sums of money, including a first mortgage for $60,000, which has been foreclosed, and under which the real property of the defendant is about to be sold in an action in the state court at a sacrifice, whereby complainant will be unable to secure payment of the money due him from defendant, and great and irreparable damage will be done to complainant and other creditors of defendant. The complaint alleges the necessary diversity in citizenship of the parties, and that the requisite amount in dispute, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds $3,000.
The relief asked is the appointment of a receiver or receivers, with the usual powers, the issuance of an injunction restraining the prosecution of all actions or proceedings against defendant or its property, and enjoining all persons from interfering in any way with defendant’s property, and the equitable distribution of defendant’s property under the direction of the court.
The defendant filed an answer, admitting each and every allegation contained in the bill of complaint, and admitting the urgency and necessity of the appointment of a receiver or receivers. The court appointed a temporary receiver and issued the injunction, directing that all parties appearing in the action show cause, on a day fixed, why the appointment of the receiver should not be made permanent.
The Home Mortgage Investment Company, the mortgagee named in the said mortgage for $60,000, moved to vacate the stay so far as it affected the foreclosure of that mortgage. This motion was made in a prior suit of a similar character, brought by Joseph E. Conway against the defendant, in which receivers were appointed and a like injunction issued. That suit has been abandoned, and by consent of all parties this motion and all proceedings brought to vacate the stay and to set aside the order appointing the receivers are to be considered as having 'been made' in the pending action. J. Herbert Bate, who claims to hold a second mortgage on the said real property of defend
The first objection raised is that the defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, and that, while complainant is a citizen of the state of New Jersey, the claim upon which he bases his right to bring action has been assigned to him by a resident of the state of New York. This objection is not now pressed, as it does not apply to the pending action, in which the complainant alleges that he is a citizen of the state of New Jersey, and that his claim is for goods sold and delivered by him to defendant.
In all other actions pending against the defendant in the state courts, the receiver is hereby given leave to apply to such courts for permis
Reference
- Full Case Name
- DEY v. BRENACK STEVEDORING CO., Inc.
- Status
- Published