Legal Opinion
Allen v. Luke
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Decided January 3, 1906No. 2,135PublishedCited by 7 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWELL, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill in equity, brought by the receiver of an insolvent national bank against certain of its former directors to recover, in behalf of creditors and stockholders, money lost by the bank through the alleged misconduct of the defendants.
The defendants have demurred to the bill on several grounds, viz.:(1) For multifariousness. It is not possible to state with precision a test of multifariousness universally applicable. The court is of opinion that the trial and decision of the matters herein presented concerning all these defendants can most conveniently be had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Williams v. BradyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1916
- Bates v. DresserDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1915
- Pennsylvania R. v. PedrickDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1915
- Curtis v. MetcalfDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1918
- Curtis v. PhelpsDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1913
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