Legal Opinion
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1939No. 6854PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The orders from which this appeal is taken, among other things, denied defendant’s, Railway Express Agency, Inc.’s, motion to file its counterclaim, which was a bill in the nature of a bill of interpleader. The propriety of this action is the subject of review by this appeal.
The controversy concerns two legal questions: (a) Plaintiffs’ right to maintain a class suit, (b) The Railway Express Agency’s right to file, by way of a counterclaim, a -bill in the nature of an interpleader as provided for by Section 41 (26), Title 28 U.S.C.A.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Wabash Railroad v. Adelbert College of Western Reserve UniversitySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Bullard v. City of CiscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Weeks v. Bareco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. LangerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Republic of China v. American Express Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities v. DeckertCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- The Walmac Company, Inc. v. Irving A. IsaacsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
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