Rogers v. Riley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky
This was a suit in equity by O. H. Rogers, receiver of the New South National Building & Loan Association, against F. B. Riley and Sarah Riley, Ms wife. The cause was heard on demurrer to the cause of complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
BARR, District Judge.
This cause is submitted on demurrer to the bill of complaint, and it presents two important questions touching the jurisdiction of this court:
1. The complainant sues as a receiver appointed by a chancery court in the state of Tennessee, and the first question is whether he *760can, as such receiver, maintain an action in this court. The general rule is, undoubtedly, that a receiver appointed by a court has no extraterritorial jurisdiction. Booth v. Clark, 17 How. 322. But we think there is a well-established exception to this general rule, and the inquiry here is whether the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Booth v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Dodge v. TulleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Metzner v. BauerIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
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- Lewis v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904
- Underwood v. Continental Assurance Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1956
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