Legal Opinion
Kerrigan's Estate v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 12, 1952No. 10750_1PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This action, brought by an' executor against J. Grant Kerrigan and three distilling corporations, raises two questions. The first has to do with federal jurisdiction. If federal jurisdiction may be maintained, the second question involves a rule of conflict of laws and a rule of contracts.
We shall deal with the jurisdictional point first. The plaintiff is a Pennsylvania domiciliary who has qualified as the executor of a New Jersey decedent. He sued in federal court Seagram & Sons, an Indiana corporation, Jameson & Co., a Delaware corporation, the Carstairs Bros. Co., a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Coal Co. v. BlatchfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Hunter v. Federal Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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- Carnwright v. . GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Loretta Dixon Fallat, Guardian of the Estate of Cyril Dixon, a Weak-Minded Person v. John A. GouranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- A/S Krediit Pank v. Chase Manhattan BankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
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