HAAS v. HAAS


124 A.2d 7 (1956)

Arle E. HAAS, Plaintiff, v. Leon V. HAAS, General Motors Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware and Grace Haas, Defendants, Central Bank and Trust Company, a banking corporation of the State of Florida, Intervening Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

July 6, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Herlihy, Jr., and Herman Cohen, Wilmington, for plaintiff.

Caleb S. Layton (of Richards, Layton & Finger), Wilmington, for defendant General Motors Corp.

James R. Morford (of Morford & Bennethum), Wilmington, for intervening defendant.

Leon V. Haas and Grace Haas failed to appear and default judgments were entered against them.


SEITZ, Chancellor.

This court previously ruled that the pleading of the intervening defendant, Central Bank and Trust Company ("Bank"), stated a claim entitling it to relief in the form of an equitable lien against certain General Motors stock certificates up to the full amount of its loss. See Haas v. Haas, Del.Ch., 119 A.2d 3581. Thereafter, the Bank amended its pleading, without objection, to contend...

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