Legal Opinion
Norton v. Bridges
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1983No. 82-1877PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Helen Page Norton, the plaintiff below, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of that portion of her claim seeking a reduction of trust assets to her possession and an accounting and termination of the trust. The issue on appeal is whether a Wisconsin court can assert jurisdiction over the defendants in this action and, if it can, whether that jurisdiction precludes removal to the federal district court.
I. FACTS
In 1944, John L. Page, the plaintiff’s father, established a revocable inter vivos trust for his own benefit until his death, and thereafter for the benefit…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. v. Mountain State Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Peierls Family Inter Vivos TrustsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2012
- Walton v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
- Shaw v. First Interstate Bank of Wisconsin, NADistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1988
- Farland v. T & T Fishing Corp.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
- Norton v. BridgesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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