Ralston v. Sharon
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California
In Equity. Action by Lizzie E. Ralston against E. W. Sharon and F. G. Newlands, trustees, etc. Judgment for defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Hawley, District Judge.
This is a hill in equity brought against the defendants, as trustees of the property of the estate of William Sharon, deceased, in trust for the benefit of his heirs. The bill covers 983 pages of typewritten matter. The complainant is the widow, and sole legatee and devisee, of W. C. Ralston, deceased. The complainant and defendants are alleged to be citizens of the state of California. The defendants demur to the hill upon three distinct grounds: (1) That the court has no jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the suit; (2) that the facts stated in the hill do not…
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