In re Geyer

Decided February 15, 1909

New York Surrogate's Court · decided 1909-02-15

<p>Subrogates’ Courts—Procedure and review—Orders and decrees—Enforcement—Contempt—Discharge from imprisonment.</p> <p>The Surrogate’s Court will not discharge from, imprisonment a testamentary trustee who stands committed for contempt for failure to pay over moneys in accordance with a decree of said court, because of inability to pay the fine, where the only proof of Ms inability is Ms own mere general statements that he has no property and no means of earning money except Ms personal services.</p>

Decided 1909-02-15

Ketcham, S.

¶1This is a motion for the discharge from imprisonment of a testamentary trustee, who stands committed for contempt until he shall have paid to the persons whose rights were impaired by the misconduct which constitutes his contempt a fine of $20,023.79, or unless the court shall see fit sooner to discharge him.

¶2There is no proof tending to show that the petitioner is unable to pay this fine, unless his own statements in that regard be accepted.

¶3These statements contain nothing more than a generalization that the petitioner has no property of any kind whatever, has nothing, has no means of earning money except his personal services.

¶4These averments cannot be the basis for the relief sought.

¶5The motion should be denied,

¶6j Motion denied.