nth day of April, 1901, notice of the plaintiff’s application for a receiver was served by mail upon the appellant Nathan, who had represented himself to be the attorney for the defendant Alma Gutman, who was the record owner of the mortgaged premises; that on the 22d day of April, 1901, the appellant Nathan appeared in court, and opposed orally the granting of the application. Mr. Justice Andrews, before- whom this application was made, announced at the time of the hearing that he would grant the motion, and an order on the same day was signed appointing Robinson receiver. That on the 24th day of April, 1901, the receiver qualified by filing his bond, and from thenceforth acted as receiver. That on the 6th of May, 1901, a copy of this order appointing Robinson receiver was served upon the appellant Luft at his residence, a copy of the order being left with said Luft, and at the same time- a certified copy of the said order was exhibited to him. Luft at this time was not a party to the action. On May 7th the summons was amended by making Luft a party defendant, and on the 9th day of May, 1901, a copy of the summons and notice of the object of the action were served upon him. It also appeared that proceedings to dispossess tenants in the building for nonpayment of rent were instituted by Luft by the advice of the appellant Nathan, and, after Luft had been made a defendant and the summons served on him, Nathan, as attorney for Luft, pressed such proceedings, and a warrant was issued; that subsequently there was a sale of the premises, leaving a deficiency. There is no question but that the defendant Luft and his attorney, Nathan, had knowledge of the appointment of the receiver, and that any interference with the receiver in the possession of the premises after Luft had been served with the summons was a contempt of court, and rendered both the defendant Luft and his attorney, Nathan, liable to punishment therefor. Whether Luft had a lease of the premises from the owner in good faith or not, he had no right to interfere with the property which the court had taken into its possession; and it appears that after he had been made a party to the action and had been served with the summons he continued his interference with the possession of the receiver. If the receivership did not apply to his interest in the property, and he wished to obtain these rents, it was his duty to make an application to the court, and not, in defiance of the order of the court, interfere with the possession of the property by the receiver. In his affidavit Luft admits that he collected $160 for the month of June and $150 for the month of July. The order appealed from adjudges Luft and Nathan, his attorney, in contempt, and appoints a referee to ascertain the amount of damage sustained by the plaintiff and the receiver by reason of the misconduct of Luft and his attorney. Under the circumstances disclosed in this case we think this order was properly granted, and that the amount of the fine to be imposed for the contempt is to be determined by the court upon considering the referee’s report.
It is claimed, however, that a former order denying a motion to punish the appellants for contempt is a bar to this application. On an appeal to this court from an order denying a motion for an in