Alexander v. Fidelity Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. Bill by Archibald A. Alexander, Mary C. Alexander, and John S. Alexander against the Fidelity Trust Company, executor of the estate of John Alexander, to compel an accounting.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. Bill by Archibald A. Alexander, Mary C. Alexander, and John S. Alexander against the Fidelity Trust Company, executor of the estate of John Alexander, to compel an accounting. Prom a decree in favor of Archibald A. Alexander, but denying relief to the other complainants, the trustee and Mary C. Alexander and John S. Alexander severally appeal, while Archibald A. Alexander appeals from an order supplemental to the decree, staying execution thereon.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
Federal jurisdiction of this action depends upon diversity of citizenship. The bill was brought by Archibald A. Alexander, Mary C. Alexander, and John S. Alexander against the Fidelity Trust Company as executor of their father, John Alexander, to compel an account of a certain trust. The fundamental averments of the bill are that John Alexander* had been a trustee for the plaintiffs, that he had not accounted for the fund, but had left it as an indistinguishable part of his estate, and that his executor was in possession of assets sufficient to respond to the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Byers v. McAuleySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Peters v. BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Yonley v. LavenderSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Frelinghuysen v. NugentU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1888
- Farmers' & Mechanics' National Bank v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Engelsmann v. HolekampSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Grand Nat. Bank of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Commonwealth Trust Co. of Pittsburgh v. AtwoodCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1935
- Ormsby v. FinneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
- Ormsby v. FinneyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1920
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