Legal Opinion
Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Joseph
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 12, 1934No. 2738PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, District Judge.
Defendant makes a motion to dismiss the bill of complaint on four grounds: (1) That the court is without jurisdiction because it appears upon the face of the bill that the amount in controversy in said action is less than the sum of $3,000, exclusive of interest alid costs; (2) that no ground for equitable relief or jurisdiction appears in said bill; (3) that plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law; and (4) that the bill does not contain sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action in equity against the defendant.
It appears from the hill that the defendant is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Cable v. United States Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Berryman v. Board of Trustees of Whitman CollegeSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Brown v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. DeemCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Button v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1943
- Thorkelson v. ætna Life Ins. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1934
- Berlin v. Travelers Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.District Court, D. Maryland · 1937
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