Legal Opinion
Worcester County Trust Co. v. Long
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 27, 1936No. 4292PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This proceeding is brought under the new Federal Interpleader Act (Pub. No. 422, approved January 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1096). This act amends section 24 of the Judicial Code as amended by inserting at the end a new subparagraph 26 (28 U.S. C.A. § 41 (26). The material provisions of this amendment follow:
It confers upon the court original jurisdiction—
“(a) Of suits in equity begun by bills of interpleader or bills in the nature of bills of interpleader duly verified, filed by any * * * corporation, * * * having in * * * its custody or possession money or property of the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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