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Supreme Court· 4/26/1937

Steelman v. All Continent Corp.

Citations

  • 301 U.S. 278
  • 57 S. Ct. 705
  • 81 L. Ed. 1085
  • 1937 U.S. LEXIS 1195

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding an inter-forum anti-suit injunction, rejecting the proposition that “the restraint of a proper party is legally tantamount to the restraint of the court itself,” and collecting cases
  • “[C]ourts usually avoid duplicative litigation when cases are pending in 15 two different federal courts[.]”
  • bankruptcy court armed with power to enjoin prosecution of suit in another federal court upon grounds that suit, if litigated to its conclusion, might thwart inquiry into frauds charged against the bankrupt or make relief against the frauds difficult
  • injunction restraining action against trustee in bankruptcy
  • injunction restraining action against trustee in bankruptcy

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Judges: Cardozo

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