Dalton v. Meister
Wisconsin Supreme Court
84 Wis. 2d 303, 267 N.W.2d 326 (1978)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
LeRoy Dalton (plaintiff) obtained a judgment against Howard Meister (defendant) for defamation. A year later, Dalton obtained an order enjoining Meister from transferring UTI stock Meister owned. Although UTI was not a party to the action, the order also enjoined UTI from transferring the stock. The injunction decree was served on UTI. Later, UTI transferred the stock to the American City Bank and Trust Company pursuant to a foreclosure agreement between Meister, American City, the Continental Bank, and UTI. Dalton asked the trial court to find UTI in contempt. The trial court did so, finding it had the inherent power to enjoin UTI from transferring the stock. UTI appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Callow, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,400 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
