Brookfield v. Hecker

TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.

Complainants were appointed receivers by the court of chancery in New Jersey, and by the United States circuit court for the Southern district of New York, of a corporation organized tinder the laws of the state of New Jersey, and carrying on business in the state of New York. The receivers bring this suit in their own names for infringement of trade-marks and unfair competition in trade. Complainants claim that the court has jurisdiction notwithstanding the lack of diverse citizenship, on the ground that the courts which appoint receivers have the power to protect the…