Legal Opinion
Klepinger v. Rhodes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 11, 1944No. 8560PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
In this action plaintiffs sued in the District Court for the District of Columbia to have a trust impressed upon funds amounting to $1,980, or, in the alternative, for a money judgment. The defendant moved for a dismissal on the ground that the amount claimed is not within the jurisdiction of the District Court. The court dismissed the action because the complaint failed to state a cause of action in the nature of equity. Plaintiffs appeal.
We need not decide whether the complaint properly stated a cause of action in equity since the alleged trust amounted to only…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- International Exch. Bank v. PulloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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- Al Friedman v. International Association of MacHinistsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Ellen L. Thomason v. William R. ThomasonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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