Lewinson v. Hobart Service Trust Co. of Passaic

FAKE, District Judge.

The issue here arises on a motion to strike out the complaint upon the ground that the cause of action as set forth therein is not cognizable in a federal court of equity.

At the trial, the complainant abandoned all of the allegations in the complaint, except those contained in counts 2, 4, and 5, thus limiting the issues to allegations charging a preferential payment either in violation of a New York statute in the event that the payment was made in that state, or in violation of a New Jersey statute if the pay■ment was made in that state, and in any event, in violation…