Alexander v. Mason

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Alexander v. Mason

125 F. 830, 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 5139

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York·Decided October 28, 1903·Published

Opinion

WALLACE, Circuit Judge.

I am unable to discover any such complexity in the nature of the accounting sought for in the bill as justifies a resort to equity. Jurisdiction in this class of cases depends upon the inadequacy of the common-law remedy, and it is quite impracticable to lay down any hard and fast rule by which to determine in an action for an accounting not growing out of a trust relation whether the remedy at equity is more convenient than the remedy at law. Unless the bill discloses enough complexity to render the accounting in a court of law unduly burdensome and embarrassing, the court should refuse to take jurisdiction.

Demurrer sustained, without costs.

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WALLACE, Circuit Judge.

I am unable to discover any such complexity in the nature of the accounting sought for in the bill as justifies a resort to equity. Jurisdiction in this class of cases depends upon the inadequacy of the common-law remedy, and it is quite impracticable to lay down any hard and fast rule by which to determine in an action for an accounting not growing out of a trust relation whether the remedy at equity is more convenient than the remedy at law. Unless the bill discloses enough complexity to render the accounting in a court of law unduly burdensome and embarrassing, the court should refuse to take jurisdiction.

Demurrer sustained, without costs.

Alexander v. Mason, 125 F. 830, 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 5139 (circtsdny 1903).

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