Tonnemacher v. Touche Ross & Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that discretionary stay is available, although dismissal is not
• stating actions filed in different states invoke the authority of independent sovereigns and neither sovereign is required to yield to the other
• finding trial court did not have discretion to dismiss claim before it that was also pending simultaneously in federal court, but did have discretion to stay the action
• action in personam is action seeking personal judgment
• action in rem seeks control over property

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).