283 A.D. 825 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1954
On February 1, 1952, defendant, having contracted to sell his home in Dutchess County, left his wife and moved to Pennsylvania. On March 13, 1952, his wife, upon a summons and verified complaint for separation, obtained an order to show cause why sequestration and receivership of defendant’s property should not be granted and why the defendant and the purchaser should not be restrained from collecting or paying any moneys on account of the sale. Said order was served on the purchaser but not on defendant, and the record does not show that any order was entered thereon. On March 21, 1952, a second order to show cause, similar to the first mentioned, was obtained by plaintiff. This was also served on the purchaser. On March 25, 1952, plaintiff filed a lis pendens in the County Clerk’s office, Dutchess County. On May 16, 1952, the summons and complaint were served on defendant in Pennsylvania. At the same time a copy of the order to show cause dated March 21, 1952, was served on him. On May 22, 1952, plaintiff obtained an order (the third herein), pursuant to