Case Name: STANTON v. COFFIN
Court: United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1904-07-12
Citations: 130 F. 1022
Docket Number: 
Parties: STANTON v. COFFIN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 130
Pages: 1022–1023

Head Matter:
STANTON v. COFFIN.
(Circuit Court, S. D. New York.
July 12, 1904.)
On Motion to Confirm Master’s Report.
Thos. P. Wickes and Jno. C. Day, for receiver.
Stem & Rushmore, for Manhattan Co.

Opinion:
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The only exception filed is by the Manhattan Company to so much of the report as finds that such company has not a special lien on the proceeds of litigation between the receiver and the Municipal Investment Company. There is no dispute as to the facts, and, indeed, it seems unnecessary to add anything to the brief discussion of the law which is found in the master's report. It is manifest that the claim against the Municipal Investment Company was "a mere personal right of action against third persons for a tort, having no relation whatever to the debt itself." The exceptants concede that there is no authority directly in point, and in the absence of any controlling authority the court should not, because the case is a hard one, push the doctrine contended for beyond its legitimate bounds. The exceptions are overruled, and the report confirmed.