Legal Opinion

McClelland v. Rose

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 10, 1918No. 3111PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas; Duval West, Judge. Suit in equity by Peter McClelland, Jr., against John K. Rose, trustee, and others. From a decree dismissing a supplemental bill filed by him, complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a supplemental bill filed by the plaintiff in the case of Peter *722McClelland, Jr., against John E. Rose, trustee, and others. The main case mentioned—the bill in which asserted the claim that the plaintiff therein was, under the will of his deceased father, Peter McClelland, Sr., entitled to the entire estate of the testator absolutely, or subject to .trusts created by the will—twice before has been in this court. The first appeal was from a decree sustaining a demurrer to the plaintiff’s bill and dismissing it. The decree then…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McArthur v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Julian v. Central Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Smith v. SwormstedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  4. Hale v. HaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Hartford Life Insurance v. IBSSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
  2. Hoffman v. McClellandSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. City of Detroit v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Lansill v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1929
  5. American State Savings Bank v. American State Savings BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1939

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