New York Supreme Court January 15, 1876 (Brownell v. Akin)

Learned, P. J.:

Whatever my own views may be, it is too late to question the doctrine in this court that the writ of ne exeat is in force. (Beckwith v. Smith, 4 Lans., 182.)

Is the present a proper case for the writ ? The writ lay only for equitable demands. (Seymour v. Hazard, 1 John. Ch., 1.