Brown v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by John A. S. Brown and Frank E. Schermerhorn, trustee, against Austin B. Fletcher, as testamentary trustee of Conrad M. Braker. Decree for defendant, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The complainants in this case seek to recover from the defendant, as substituted testamentary trustee under the will of Conrad Braker, trustee, a trust fund of $10,000 left by him. to his son, C. M. Braker; which they claim by virtue of various assignments beginning with an assignment from C. M. Braker. It was heretofore considered by us in 206 Fed. 462, 124 C. C. A. 367, the bill being dismissed without prejudice on the ground that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction because, although the complainants were citizens of Pennsylvania, several of the assignors in their line…
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