Duff v. First Nat. Bank of Wellsville
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
Acheson, D. J.
The grounds of demurrer may be reduced to four heads:
1. That the bill is multifarious. But in view of the purpose of the bill, and the alleged foundation for the relief sought, I think the matters charged are not so distinct and separate in their nature as to make'their joinder in one bill objectionable. As set forth, they are intimately related as parts of a fraudulent scheme. So, too, the bill -—'especially in view of the agreement embodied in Exhibit A, and the allegations touching it—so connects the defendants together as to make them proper joint defendants.
2. That the…
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