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Atlas Life Ins. Co. v. W.I. Southern, Inc.

Atlas Life Insurance Co. v. W.I. Southern, Inc., 306 U.S. 563 (1939)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1939
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Federal equity jurisdiction is that of the English Court of Chancery at the founding and is unavailable where there is a plain, adequate and complete remedy at law.

Area of Law

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