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(Circuit Court, 8. D. New York. October 1,1884.) 1. REMOVAL OF CAuSE-SEPARABLE CONTROVERSY-CITIZENSHIP
The mayor and city council of New York filed a biJI in the state court against the Independent Steam- boat Company, a New Jersey corporation, another New Jersey corporation, a New York corporation, and a citizen of New York, alleging a combination to establish and operate a ferry in violation of the rights of the city, and that defendants were operating such ferry, and asked for an injunction and accounting. The Independent Steam·boat Company removed the case from the state court. Held, that the second subdivision of section 639 of the United States Revised Statutes, having been repealed by the act of March 3, 1875, the only authority for a removal by one of several parties defendant is that provision of the act of March 3, 1875, which permits it when the contro. versy is wholly between citizens of different states, and can be fully determined as to them; that this was not such a case, and was not removable. SAME-FEDERAL QUESTION-PETITION BY ONE CO-DEFENDANT.
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Where there is no separable controversy, as between the plaintiff and removing defendimt, uridthe petition alleges, among other things, that the controtbe.suit can versv arises under the constitution and laws of the United only be removed on the petition of all of the defendants, under the first clause of tbe second section of the act of March 3, lR7li.
Motion to Remand. E. Henry Lacombe, for the motion: Work et McNamee and Roscoe Oonkling, opposed. WALLACE, J. This suit was removed from the state court upon the petition of one of the defendants, the Independent Steam-boat Company,.a New Jersey corporation. The bill of complaint alleges a combination between that corporation, another New Jersey corporation, a New York corporation, and one Starin, a citizen of New York, to establish and operate a ferry in violation of the rights of the plaintiff, and that defendants are now operating such ferry. The prayer for relief is for an injunction and an accounting. Under the second subdivision of section 639 of the United States Revised Statutes such a suit might have been removed upon the petition of a single defendant, between whom and the' plaintiff the requisite diversity of citizenship existed. But, as is held in Hyde v. Ruble, 104 U. S. 407, and King v. Oornell, 106 U. S. 395, S. C. 1 Sup. Ct. Rep. 312, that subdivision of the section was repealed by the act of March 3, 1875. The only authority, therefore, for a removal by one of several parties defendant is that provision of the act of March 3, 1875, which permits it when the controversy is wholly between citizens of different states, and can be fully determined as between them. The controversy here is not of such a character. It is not a separable, controversy within the decisions of this court. Boyd v. Gill, 19 FED. REP. 14-5. The petition a,lleges, among other things, that the cOlftroversyarises under the constitution and laws of the United States. If this is 80, the suit can only be removed on the petition of· all of the defendants, v.21F,no.10-38
594 unless there is also a separable controversy as between the plaintiff and the rc;!movingdefendant., - All- the substantial parties upon one side of the controversy must unite in order to remove the suit under the first clause of the second seotion of the aot of Maroh 3, 1875. Meyer v. Construction Co. 100 U. S. 457. Unless all desire and join in the removal it oannot be effected. Here the defendant Starin and the New York corporation are as substantial parties defendant as is the New Jersey corporation. The motion to remand is 8ranted.
COLTON 'D. COLTON.
(Olreuit (Jourt, D. California. September 22,1884.) WILL-PREOATORY TRUflT.
C., by will, left all of his property to his wife, with full power of disposition, adding these words: .. I recommend to her the care and protection of my mother and slster, and request her to make such gift and provision for them as. in her judgment, will be best. 1 also request my dear wife to make such provision for my daughters, H. and C., as she may. in her love for them, choose to exercise." Held, that no precatory trust was created by the use of the words of recommendation and request. .
In Equity. W. W. <t H. S. Foote and Grove L. Johnson, for complainant. Crittenden Thornton and Stanly, Stoney d; Hayes, for defendant. SAWYER, J. This is a bill in equity to establish a trust in favor of complainant in the estate of the late David D. Colton, deceased, in the hands of his devisee and legatee, Ellen M. Colton, alid to obtain a decree against the defendant requiring her to make a suitable provision out of the estate devised and bequeathed to defendant for, the maintenanoe of oomplainant. The will out of which the suit arises is as follows, to-wit: "I, David D. Colton, of San Francisco, make this my last will and testament. I declare that all of the estate of which I shall die possessed is community property, and was acquired since my marriage with my wife. I give and bequeath to my said wife, Ellen M. Colton, all of the estate, real and personal, of which I shall die seized or possessed, or entitled to. I recommend to her the care and protection of my mother and sister, and request her to make such gift and provision for them as, in her judgment, will be best. I also request my dear to make such prOVision for my daughter Helen, wife of Crittenden Thornton, and Carrie, as she may, in her love for them, choose to exercise. I hereby appoint my said wife to bethe executrix of this, my last will and testament, and desire that no, bonds be required of" her for the performance of any of her duties as such executrix. I autborizeand eni· power ber to sell, dispose of, and convey any and all of the estate of Which I shall die seized and possessed, without obtaining the order of the probate court or pi any court, and upon such terms and in such manner, with or