Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. v. Grossman
District Court, S.D. New York
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLSEY, District Judge.
The motion to dismiss will be granted on jurisdictional grounds unless plaintiff amends complaint within twenty days of entry of order hereon, and meantime the temporary injunction will remain in force.
I. An interpleader suit involving a trustee in bankruptcy is not an interference with, and cannot mature into any charge on, the assets, for it is merely an invitation to come in and get some more assets if the trustee is entitled thereto. It does not, therefore, come within the principle of Vass v. Conron Bros. Co., 59 F.(2d) 969, 971 (C. C. A. 2), and leave to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vass v. Conron Bros. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Bush v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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