Jellenik v. Huron Copper Min. Co.

SEVERKNS, District Judge.

This case was argued and submitted some time ago. The question of jurisdiction is one upon which I have had much doubt and difficulty. Certain of the defendants are alleged to hold the legal title to certain stock in a Michigan corporation, and these defendants are nonresidents of the state. The complainants allege that by reason of certain transactions alleged in the bill those defendants have acquired the legal title in fraud of their rights, that they are equitable owners of this stock,, and pray for a decree establishing their rightful title and ownership of it.…