Legal Opinion

Young v. Powell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 10, 1950No. 12483PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

While other errors are assigned and urged, the primary insistence of appellant is that the district judge erred in not dis missing the suit upon defendant’s motion 1 and in holding that plaintiff, one of several legatees, had the right, without joining as plaintiffs the other legatees and a representative of the estate, to sue alone for the cancellation of deeds, instruments, and acts of gift to defendant, made and done by decedent to the injury of her estate.

The matter comes up in this way. Ap-pellee, plaintiff below, a citizen of Maryland, suing as one of the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
  2. Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Payne v. HookSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  4. McArthur v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Mallow v. HindeSupreme Court of the United States · 1827

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Marvel Characters, Inc. v. KirbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  3. Ferdinand Henry Schutten v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Charles Resnik v. La Paz Guest RanchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961

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