Legal Opinion
Helen McLanahan Stevens v. Chauncey C. Loomis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 23, 1964No. 6268PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a diversity action, brought in the district court for the district of Massachusetts, for the want of what the district court determined to be an indispensable party plaintiff. The theory or theories of recovery, and some of the facts are less than clear. This much appears. The sole plaintiff is a citizen of New York. She and her sister Elizabeth are the present income beneficiaries of a residuary trust under the will of their mother, Ella. Elizabeth and her husband, the defendant Loomis, are citizens of Massachusetts. Loomis and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Payne v. HookSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Barney v. Baltimore CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- California v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Yonofsky v. WernickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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- Rippey v. Denver United States National BankDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1966
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