HEARST v. AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Civ. A. No. 297.

51 F.Supp. 171 (1943)

HEARST v. AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, Inc., et al.

District Court, D. Delaware.

July 29, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Morford, of Marvel & Morford, of Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

Clarence A. Southerland, of Southerland, Berl & Potter, of Wilmington, Del., for defendant Clarence J. Shearn.

Clair J. Killoran of Wilmington, Del., for American Newspapers, Inc.

William Prickett, of Wilmington, Del., for Edward J. Clark, and others successor trustees.


LEAHY, District Judge.

The manifold and confusing aspects of this case, the variety of alternative prayers for relief, have made it difficult, at times, for the court to keep the real issue in focus. With diversity and amount in controversy present, I base jurisdiction on Perrine v. Pennroad Corporation, 19 Del.Ch. 368, 168 A. 196; Bouree et al. v. Trust Francais, 14 Del.Ch. 332, 127 A. 56; and Jellenik v. Huron Copper Min. Co., 177 U.S. 1...

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