Hegarty v. Hegarty’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 2 state decisions

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1. ““The motion should also be denied with respect to the contention that this court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter. The federal courts have taken jurisdiction of suits seeking personal judgments against fiduciaries where no accounting — a matter for the probate court — has been sought (Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co., supra) and also where an accounting has been sought which did not affect the res. Commonwealth Trust Company of Pittsburgh et al. v. Bradford, supra. I see no reason to hold that this court should not take jurisdiction of the subject matter involved here. Cf. Kittredge v. Stevens et al., 1 Cir., 126 F.2d 263 .” 46 F. Supp. at page 320 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Federal Deposit Ins. v. Kuser