Garey v. Marcus

Decision Date09 December 1960
Docket NumberNo. 10078,10078
Citation92 R.I. 25,166 A.2d 220
PartiesDavid GAREY v. Julius MARCUS et al. Ex.
CourtRhode Island Supreme Court

Arcaro, Belilove & Kolodney, Providence, for plaintiff.

Perry Shatkin, Providence, for defendant Newport Shopper's World, Inc.

Zucker & Winsten, Harold H. Winsten, Providence, for petitioners.

POWERS, Justice.

This is an action in assumpsit on the common counts commenced by a writ of attachment, in which Maurice Prager and his wife Anna Prager, hereinafter referred to as the petitioners, filed a petition to intervene as parties defendant which was denied by the trial justice. They have prosecuted a bill of exceptions to this court, their sole exception therein being to the denial of their petition to intervene.

The record discloses that on October 1, 1957 the plaintiff brought suit against the defendants Julius Marcus individually and Newport Shopper's World, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, alleging that they are jointly and severally liable to him for moneys loaned, together with interest thereon. It further appears that pursuant to the writ the private automobile of defendant Marcus was attached by a deputy sheriff and a keeper placed in charge of Newport Shopper's World, Inc. Thereafter sheriff bonds were executed for the release of said attachments. The sureties on said bonds are the petitioners herein who as sureties brought the petition to intervene.

The transcript reveals that plaintiff in the instant case also filed a petition in equity against Newport Shopper's World, Inc. for the appointment of a receiver, and pursuant thereto co-receivers were appointed. The receivers allowed his claim for $3,300 and gave notice to the creditors that they would present their final account to the superior court on August 3, 1959. It appears that the $3,300 is the balance due on the alleged loans which gave rise to this action.

The transcript also discloses that petitioner Anna Prager as a general creditor was given notice that the receivers intended to present their final account, whereupon she and her husband Maurice filed the instant petition to intervene. It was assigned for hearing on August 3, 1959 concurrently with the report of the receivers.

The petition to intervene and the report of the receivers were heard together, but for purposes of clarity we deem it advisable to file separate opinions. See Garey v. Newport Shopper's World, Inc., R.I., 166 A.2d 221.

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  • Town of Coventry v. Hickory Ridge Campground, Inc.
    • United States
    • Rhode Island Supreme Court
    • July 6, 1973
    ...§ 8-6-2 (Supp.). Intervention was never a right at common law and was only permitted where granted by statute. Garey v. Marcus, 92 R.I. 25, 166 A.2d 220 (1960). At the time of Cournoyer the practice in Rhode Island was only to allow intervention proceedings in equity. However, Rule 24 exten......
  • Garey v. Newport Shopper's World, Inc.
    • United States
    • Rhode Island Supreme Court
    • December 9, 1960
    ...us, having been thus certified from the superior court. We have this day filed a separate opinion in the action in assumpsit, Garey v. Marcus, R.I., 166 A.2d 220, and our decision therein and reasons therefor will not be reviewed The trial justice heard the parties on the petition of the co......

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