Brown v. Fletcher
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by John A. S’. Brown and others against Austin B. Fletcher, as testamentary trustee of Conrad Morris Bralcer, etc. C)n motion to vacate an order for examination in supplementary proceedings.
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.
The suit in which this motion is made was brought in equity. After a demurrer to the bill of complaint based on lack of jurisdiction was sustained by the Circuit Court of Appeals (206 Fed. 461, 1.24 C. C. A. 367), the Supreme Court, on review, held that this court had jurisdiction, and remanded the cause for disposition on questions other than those of jurisdiction (237 U. S. 583, 35 Sup. Ct. 750, 59 L. Ed. 1128). Costs, however, were allowed against the defendant, as trustee, by both the Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, and a judgment was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Byrd v. BadgerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of California · 1858
- Brown v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
- In re GoughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co. v. Collins Mortg. Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1935