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Wintringham v. WintringhamWintringham v. Wintringham

New York Supreme Court
Oct 15, 1822
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The application here is in behalf of a creditor at large, ‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍not a judgment creditor. In Frazier v. Frazier, according to our recollection, the motion was in behalf of a judgment creditor. The case of Wiggins v. Armstrong, is analogous ; and ‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the Chancellor, after examining all the cases, refused to grant the party relief, until he had completed his title at law, by judgment ‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍and execution. The power exercised by this Court, in staying executions and setting aside judgments, on the ground of fraud, is an equitable ‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍power; and if a Court of Chancery will not grant relief, except in favour of a judgment creditor, a fortiori, a Court of law cannot.

Motion ‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍denied.(b)

Notes

Vide Hendricks v. Robinson, (2 Johns. Ch. Rep. 283.) Brinkerhoff v. Brown, Williams v. Brown, and M‘Dermutt v. Strong, (4 Johns. Ch. Rep. 671. 682. 687.) Spader v. Davis, (5 Johns. Ch. Rep. 280.) Brinkerhoff v. Marvin, (Id. 320.)

Case Details

Case Name: Wintringham v. Wintringham
Court Name: New York Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1822
Citation: 20 Johns. 296
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
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