Case Name: BENJAMIN F. YOUNG, as Administrator of RICHARD T. P. PULTENEY, Deceased, Respondent, v. JOHN HEERMANS and others, Administrators, etc., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1875-06
Citations: 12 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 121
Docket Number: 
Parties: BENJAMIN F. YOUNG, as Administrator of RICHARD T. P. PULTENEY, Deceased, Respondent, v. JOHN HEERMANS and others, Administrators, etc., Appellants.
Judges: Present — Mullin, P. J., Smith and Gilbeet, JJ.
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 12
Pages: 121–121

Head Matter:
BENJAMIN F. YOUNG, as Administrator of RICHARD T. P. PULTENEY, Deceased, Respondent, v. JOHN HEERMANS and others, Administrators, etc., Appellants.
Oomeymce infrcmd of creditors —Discovery cf property.
Appeal by defendant Heermans from a judgment of tbe Steuben county Special Term, setting aside certain conveyances made by one Joseph Fellows to John Heermans.
Pulteney claimed to be a judgment creditor of Fellows, and that by the conveyances he was prevented from collecting his judgment.
The court held, that the instruments which were held by the Special Term to be conveyances of Fellows’ property, were, in reality, mere powers of attorney and revocable at the pleasure of F.; but held, further, that as Heermans got possession of the property from F., and claimed to hold it by virtue of those instruments, although they were entirely ineffectual to transfer it to him, yet, as the plaintiff did not know what that property was, and was therefore unable to levy upon it under his execution, the court would appoint a receiver of it and require its delivery to him, to the end that it might be sold and plaintiff’s debt satisfied.
The heirs of Fellows not being parties to this suit, and therefore their title not being affected thereby, the court allowed the plaintiff to elect either to proceed against the personal property only or to apply to have the heirs brought in as parties.
Brown <& Hadden, for appellants. William Rumsey, for respondent.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Mullin, P. J.
Present — Mullin, P. J., Smith and Gilbeet, JJ.
Ordered accordingly.