Legal Opinion
Shultz v. Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 1, 1939No. 333PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs filed their bill in equity on September 14, 1938, naming thirty-five defendants. It charges fraud on the part of certain defendants by reason of which the plaintiffs’ decedent parted with corporate stock, and it seeks an accounting of profits resulting from the defendants’ dealings in such stock. The complaint is unnecessarily detailed and verbose, running to 50 printed pages. Before issue was joined various defendants moved (1) to strike the entire complaint for non-conformity with rule 8(e) (1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c; or, in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Electric Co. v. Pacent Reproducer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Cory Bros. & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Fields v. Mutual Ben. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Bush v. LeachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Hewitt v. Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Republic of China v. American Express Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. v. Sylvania Industrial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Daniel Smith, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- United States Sugar Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Shultz v. Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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