Fidelity Trust Co. v. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Cross-Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Suit in equity by John S. Alexander and others against the Fidelity Trust Company. From a decree for plaintiffs ([D. C.] 238 Fed. 938), defendant appeals, and plaintiffs also appeal, seeking to increase the amount of the decree.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
Federal jurisdiction of this suit in equity depends,upon diversity of citizenship. The bill was filed in February, 1915, and is founded on the assertion that the Trust Company, *163as executor of John Alexander (hereafter called the testator), came into possession of a trust fund belonging, not to the testator, but to the plaintiffs, and should account therefor. The ’District Court sustained the bill, and awarded the plaintiffs about $8,200, with interest from July 24, 1896. 238 Fed. 938. The company’s appeal raises two questions: (1) Whether an indispensable witness—John…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Crosetti's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Paxson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Moore's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Alexander's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Alexander v. Fidelity Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
- Estate of Hallie Linn SwaneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Wood & Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934