Petition for a Writ of Certiorari — Dickinson v. Burnham

IN THE

Supreme Court of the United States

Octoser Term, 1952

¢

ALBERT G. DICKINSON,

Petitioner,

against

E. LEWIS BURNHAM and JAMES A. VAUGHAN, et al.,

Respondents.

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE

SECOND CIRCUIT

Aupert G. Dickinson,

Petitioner.

By Sotomon Kavrmay,

Attorney for Petitioner.

Of Counsel:

SaMvuEL HERsHENSTEIN,

Metviie Hat.

Abas Paess, inc., 82 Beexman Street, New Yors, N. ¥., BEexman 3-1050-105: qi 110

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Cases Cited

American Shipbuilding Co. v. Commonwealth S. S.

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Andrews v. Equitable Life Ass. Society, 7 Cir., 124

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Arnold v. Searing, 73 N. J. Eq. 262; 67 Atl. 831....

Ayer v. Kemper, 2 Cir., 48 Fed. 2d 11, 14, 15, cert. den.

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Babcock v. Tam, 9 Cir., 156 Fed. 2d 116............

Barrett v. Third Ave. R. R. Co., 45 N. Y. 628, 635....

Beauknit Mills v. Eday Fabric Sales Corp., 2 Cir., 124

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Brick v. Cohn-Hall-Marx, 276 N. Y. 259, 263........

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ce oy NR We U0, WE, BUD oo nnn cwensecssiacs 28

Coane v. American Distilling Co., 298 N. Y. 197...... 21

Cohen v. City Company of New York, 283 N. Y. 112,

DEP. ddan ieaeeeeRentodhbekacexecanedeeescsees 27

Coleman Hotel Co. v. Crawford (C. A., Texas), 3

Nae ene nnn case 32

Cwerdinski v. Bent, 256 App. Div. 612, aff’d 281 N. Y.

DEE Sent da ns hebwah esrb andsweéeswieenencees 28

Deckert v. Independent Shares Corp. (E.D., Pa.)

39 Fed. Supp. 592, 123 Fed. 2d 979 .............. 18

Dickinson v. Mulligan, 2 Cir., 173 Fed. 2d 738........ 8

Dickinson v. Rinke, 2 Cir., 132 Fed. 2d 805, 806.... 7, 10

Dickinson v. Rinke, 132 Fed. 2d 884.............. 7

Dickinson v. Rinke, 11 Federal Rules Service 489; 885 1

Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp., 338 U. S.

Ul Lak daabnenesshaces ba saaWonvenawsssoss 8

Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp., 338 U. S.

ET Ue nade ckbwbuuenwawswelndck vceank uss 8, 25

Dunlop’s Sons, Ine. v. Dunlop, 259 App. Div. 233,

EO MMs Sa cnecins baka ssedcomen cin 28

Edenborn y. Sim, 2 Cir., 206 Fed. 275.............. 33

Ex-Mission L. & W. Co. v. Flash, 97 Cal. 610; 32 Pac

ME Shab Weuewed vanes winds hasecueecasccancss. 33

Farmers Co-Op Oil Co. v. Socony Vacuum Oil Co.

(D. C., Iowa), 43 Fed. Supp. 735, mod. on other

eres, Be OG, BE WR occ ccc cccccccu....; 26

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Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Queens County Trust Co.,

i sank se chh eee bc eanweeecweeae 30

Frank v. Carlisle, 261 App. Div. 13, aff’d 286 N. Y.

DEUCE Cacheuswakesnweb eds usu seer bane na seans 28

Fulton Bank v. Hozier, 267 U.S. 276, 280............ 19

Fur Wool Trading Co. Ltd. v. Fox, Inc., 245 N. ¥.215 21

General Ins. Co. v. Goldstein, 45 N. Y. Supp. 2d 570

(not officially reported) ..............ceeeeee 26

Georgia Power Co. v. Hudson, 4 Cir., 49 Fed. 2d 66,

sty teedhi hab sabasaAkabi ied ceeka nin nes 26

Gebeom v. Gieteidt, 128 U. GH. B7 ow... cc ccccccness 19

Gobel, Inc. v. Hammerslough, 263 App. Div. 1, aff’d

i Daowadinobuetabstiedeenkun sansnes 27, 28

Gottfried v. Gottfried, 269 App. Div. 413, 418........ 28

Guild v. Hopkins, 271 App. Div. 234, 244, 245, aff’d

Ma Seana ae eOdcehcaeed seer cavses 28

Gulf Coast Western Oil Co. v. Trapp, 10 Cir., 165

i i rots ine na abaseed asd he eas 32

Hackner v. Guaranty Trust Co., 2 Cir., 117 Fed. 2d 95,

ee I OE NP cnet icccacccusaneesses 24

Hammond v. Hopkins, 143 U. S. 224, 251 ............ 30

Hart v. Geadby, 73 Misc. S82 ...........ccsccccece 28

Hastings v. H. M. Byllesby Co., 293 N. Y. 404, 411

MEE Ws EI Sinccerisondanssceceaeds 27

Hearn 45th St. Corp. v. Jano, 283 N. Y. 139........ 27

Hoffman v. McClelland, 264 U. S. 552, 558.......... 19

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Horseshoe Pier Amusement Co. v. Sibley, 157 Cal.

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WK SS SS cs iad coanrcvesddasdonverses 32

Independent Shares v. Deckert, 3 Cir., 108 Fed. 2d 51,

rev. on other grounds, 311 U. S. 282............ 26

Koppitz-Melchors Ine. v. Koppitz, 315 Mich. 582, 24

ets, SE ME ca vink ana cak ares agueneericnn aces 33

Lammer v. Stoddard, 103 N. Y. 672 ................ 28

Lawrence v. McCalmont, 2 How. 426, 452 .......... 31

Leadville Coal Co. v. McCreery, 141 U. S. 475...... 21

Lion Bonding Co. v. Karatz, 262 U. S. 77, 87, fn.4.... 19

Little v. Haas, 68 Fed. Supp. 545 (D.C., Ga.)...... 29

McNamara v. Eastman Kodak Co., 232 N. Y. 18, 23,

Be cave n band bnedee Saks chacnnssenasenesaceana 31

Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. McFall, 178 Ark. 596, 12

Ces MEE Gwe e Rae h Re PRES Rees RT ERR RAREST 31

Mason v. Henry, 152 N. Y. 529, 539 ...............- 23, 24

Meyer v. Hurley Motor Co., 273 U. S. 18, 24........ 27

Meyer v. Meyer, 271 App. Div. 465, 476 ............ 28

Milks v. Mcliver, 264 N. Y¥. 267, 269.........sceees 31

Miller v. National City Bank, 166 Fed. 2d 723, 728.... 24

eG, Pes Be ie Sa ey anne hdnusveeessasnes 28

Newsom v. E. I. Dupont DeNemours, 6 Cir., 173 Fed.

EE a6c. Ke bao bas RacansscdunuaekeneeusawtseKs 20

Pennsylvania Co., ete. v. Deckert, 3 Cir., 123 Fed. 2d

eG OE ab eks £00554 565eeaeenes Sher ieresaneass 21

Petroleum Conversion Corp. (Vaughan) In re:, 99

Sees I SE i k's ds 600040530 kanxeees nas neines 15

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Pollack v. Warner Bros., 266 App. Div. 118 ........ 28

Raabe Glissman Co., In re:, 71 Fed. Supp. 678, 680.. 20

Richmond v. Troms, 122 U. B. Bi ..ccccccvsscsccces 20, 21

San Joaquin L. & W. Co. v. West, 94 Cal. 399, 29

Te -xnbececsesendes c0scensskporetnaeeueuaxs 32

Sherwood v. U.S., 2 Cir., 112 Fed. 2d 587, 591; rev.

on other grounds, 312 U. S. 584 ................ 25

Sieleken-Schwartz v. American Factors Ltd., 265 N. Y.

OD viveccccdio us sadsnvicenvensenewecebevenses 30

Steele v. Guaranty Trust Co., 2 Cir., 164 Fed. 2d 387,

BF nkosi na nnn Wine Beds Au ba senders skahevebasns 20

Stewart v. Dunham, 115 U.S. 61 .................. 19

Stewart v. King, 85 Ore. 14, 166 Pac. 55, 57.......... 32

St. Louis & S. F. R. R. v. Spiller, 8 Cir., 274 U.S. 304 20

Sturgeon v. Great Lakes Steel Corp., 6 Cir., 143 Fed.

2d 819; cert. den. 323 U. S. 799...........2000- 20

Teich v. Lawrence, 291 N. Y. 245.............0005- 27

U.S. v. Christopher, 10 Cir., 71 Fed. 2d 764........ 29

U. S. v. Jefferson, 291 U. S. 386, 403.............. 27

Walsh v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. Co., 204 N. Y. 58, 62.... 31

Wechsler v. Bowman, 285 N. Y. 284, 293, 294........ 27

Wieser v. Lawler, 160 0. &. BOO... cccncccccccscsses 28

Wood v. Tomme, 162 H. FT. BiB. acces cecsccsscdccese 28

York v. Guaranty Trust Co., 143 Fed. 2d 503; rev. on

other grounds, 326 U. S. 99............cceeeees 24