Legal Opinion
Wilbur v. Ford
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 4, 1949No. Civil Action No. 7908PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the motions of the defendants to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
The complaint in three counts is brought by a citizen of Maine and citizens of Illinois against a citizen of Massachusetts and a New York corporation.
In Count 1 relief is sought in the name of the Judge of Probate of Knox County for the'benefit of the Illinois citizens. It is alleged that the Maine Probate Court appointed defendant Ford on January 19, 1939, as guardian of the persons and property of three of the Illinois citizens. Ford served until his resignation August…
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- Commonwealth Trust Co. of Pittsburgh v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Choate v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of New York v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Reynolds v. RemickDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949