Legal Opinion

Contella v. Clayton

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 17, 1944No. 8380Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This is a special appeal1 from denial of appellant’s motion, made on a special appearance, to quash service of process.2

Appellees filed a complaint against appellant which alleged that appellees were trustees of mortgages and mortgage notes on Maryland land; that they authorized appellant to collect the notes; that he collected $13,000 but failed to account; and that he had the pertinent records in his possession. The complaint asked for an accounting and discovery, and for a receiver to take charge of the property and records in appellant’s possession. It did not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wise v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  2. Fischer v. Munsey Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1915

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