Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1929No. 5672PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.
Norman Lee Freeman, claiming to be an heir of Mark Hopkins, deceased, brought this suit for himself and in behalf of about 450 other alleged heirs, a list of whose names is exhibited with the bill. The object of the suit is to establish a trust in favor of all such heirs, in securities of great value which it is charged were the property of Hopkins at the time of his death and which are'presently in the possession of the defendant banks. Generally it is alleged that the securities were fraudulently concealed from the knowledge of the court in the probate proceedings by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wood v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Hammond v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Badger v. BadgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Lady Washington Consolidated Co. v. WoodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Felix v. PatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Holmberg v. AnchellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1938
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. LattaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1965
- United States v. ChristopherCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Universal Land Co. v. All PersonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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