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State and Local Government Law

1953

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Federal Procedure-Applicability Of State Decisional Law Interpreting State Statutes Of Limitations Under Section 11 (E) Of The Bankruptcy Act, Charles E. Oldfather S.Ed Apr 1953

Federal Procedure-Applicability Of State Decisional Law Interpreting State Statutes Of Limitations Under Section 11 (E) Of The Bankruptcy Act, Charles E. Oldfather S.Ed

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff is the trustee in bankruptcy of a Virginia corporation whose petition for reorganization under chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act was approved by a Virginia federal district court in 1942. Plaintiff filed this action in a New York federal district court under section 11 (e) of the Bankruptcy Act against defendant, the principal stockholder, and others for breach of fiduciary duty. The alleged breaches of duty occurred in 1927 and 1929. The defendant pleaded the New York statute of limitations and contended that it should be applied as interpreted by New York decisions, which hold that the statute begins …


Civil Procedure-Right Of Impleader Under Michigan Contribution Statute, W. J. Roper Feb 1953

Civil Procedure-Right Of Impleader Under Michigan Contribution Statute, W. J. Roper

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, a resident of Michigan, brought a negligence action against defendant, an Illinois corporation, for personal injury in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The defendant moved to implead a citizen of Michigan and a Michigan corporation as third party defendants on the theory that under the Michigan Contribution Statute as concurrent tortfeasors they would be liable to him for part of the judgment in the event that plaintiff recovered in the suit. The court granted the motion and the defendant filed its third party complaint. Plaintiff then moved to dismiss the third party complaint. Held …