Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Baker
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 9, 1940No. 985 CivilPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, District Judge.
This is a civil action, seeking equitable relief. The defendant Baker filed two motions: (1) To dismiss the complaint, and (2) for a more specific statement of claim.
*853It is clear that the motion to dismiss must be granted, making it unnecessary, of course, to consider the motion for a more specific statement.
The situation presented by the complaint is novel and without precedent. Briefly stated, the plaintiff Bowen, a discharged bankrupt, brought this action against Baker, one of his creditors, and Haas, trustee in bankruptcy for Bowen.
In his complaint, Bowen averred…
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- Stafford Mills v. WhiteDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1930
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