McCall

McCall v. McCall Brothers Co.

Good Law
135 Cal. App. 558·1933 Cal. App. LEXIS 260·27 P.2d 648
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 4, 1933Docket No. 9011.California350 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Spence, J.

Plaintiff brought this action for a dissolution of copartnership, for an accounting and for the appointment of a receiver. Upon the filing of the verified complaint the trial court made an ex parte order appoint ing a receiver. Defendant Thaddeus D. McCall appeals from said order.

The sole contention made by appellant is that the trial court erred in making an ex parte order appointing a receiver as no showing was made that irreparable injury would result unless a receiver was so appointed. In our opinion this contention must be sustained. (A. G. Col Co. v. Superior Court, 196 Cal. 604 [ 238 Pac. 926 ]; Fischer v. Superior Court, 110 Cal. 129 [ 42 Pac. 561 ]; Tyler v. Park Ridge Country Club, 103 Cal. App. 117 [ 284 Pac. 247 ]; Ryan v. Murphy, 39 Cal. App. 640 [ 179 Pac. 517 ]; Hobson v. Pacific States Mercantile Co. 5 Cal. App. 94 [ 89 Pac. 866 ].) In Fischer v. Superior Court, supra, the Supreme Court said at page 138 of the opinion: “The general rule, no doubt, is that so harsh a measure as the appointment of a receiver to take property out of one’s possession without trial will not be indulged in by a court without previous notice to the defendant. It would be unjustifiable,…

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