§ 1559.Vacation of Appointment By Supreme Court
Chapter 30: Receivers · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
Full Text of § 1559
Amendment History
R.L.1910, § 4987.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1559 gives a losing party in the Supreme Court a way to challenge a single justice's ruling on a receiver. Within ten days of an order appointing or refusing to appoint a receiver, the aggrieved party can file a motion to vacate it, heard either by the full Supreme Court in session or by a quorum of justices in vacation.
While that challenge is pending, the moving party can post a bond, in an amount the court or a justice sets, conditioned on prosecuting the case and paying costs and damages. Once that bond is filed and approved, the receiver's authority is suspended, and if the receiver already took possession of property in the case, that property goes back to its rightful owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to challenge a Supreme Court justice's order on a receiver?
Ten days from the order appointing or refusing to appoint the receiver.
Who hears the motion to vacate?
The Supreme Court itself if it's in session, or a quorum of the justices in vacation, at whatever time and place the court or justices set.
Does the receiver keep working while the challenge is pending?
Not once the moving party files and gets approval of a bond -- the receiver's authority is suspended pending final determination of the case.
What happens to property the receiver already took?
Once the bond is filed and approved, any property the receiver already took possession of must be surrendered to its rightful owner.