Kelly v. Dolan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Bill by Richard B. Kelly against Thomas J. Dolan and others. From a decree (218 Fed. 966) dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In the court below, Richard B. Kelly, a citizen of New York, filed a bill in equity against the execu*637tors o£ Thomas Dolan, the executors of Peter A. B. Widener, and George W. Elkins, all of whom were citizens of Pennsylvania and were the real defendants. The bill also named the receiver of the Central Park North & East River Railroad Company as a formal dc • fendant. On final hearing, the court below entered a decree dismissing the bill, whereupon the plaintiff took this appeal.
The suit is a stockholder’s bill; the plaintiff being a stockholder, and the defendant…
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- Emerson v. GaitherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
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