Susquehanna S. S. Co. v. A. O. Anderson & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by the Susquehanna Steamship Company against A. O. Anderson & Co., Inc. On motion to dismiss bill.
1Opinion of the Court
LEARNED HAND, District Judge.
Equitable jurisdiction over
set-offs antedates any statute of set-off, and remains after their enactment. Sowles v. First Nat. Bank (C. C.) 100 Fed. 552. I shall assume without deciding that in a case where this court would entertain an ancillary bill to restrain or control an action at law here pending, it may do the same to restrain or control a libel in the admiralty. -In so doing, I shall also assume that the counterclaims here in question are maritime, or, if not, that they may still be the subject of a bill for an equitable set-off or counterclaim. I need…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. v. St. Louis Ore & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United Transportation & Lighterage Co. v. New York & Baltimore Transp. LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1911
- Dade v. IrwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Norwood Paper Co. v. Columbia Paper Bag Co. of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1911
- Brown v. PegramU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1906
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- Susquehanna S. S. Co. v. A. O. Anderson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925
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