Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 2, 1948No. 204, Docket 20934PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The important issue before us on this appeal is the validity of an injunction granted by the district court restraining the defendants from taking further proceedings to settle their account as testamentary trustees before the Surrogate’s Court of Kings County, State of New York. Thus we are brought to the exceedingly delicate realm of interference by the federal courts with state court action in fields of law normally and historically local. At least since Toucey v. New York Life Ins. Co., 314 U.S. 118, 62 S.Ct. 139, 86 L.Ed. 100, 137 A.L.R. 967, made clear the very…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Joseph A. San Filippo v. United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- San Filippo v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & JoinersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Clark v. TibbettsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
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