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Fitz Gerald v. Thompson, 222 U.S. 555 (1912)
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Fitz Gerald v. Thompson, 222 U.S. 555 (1912)
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Fitz Gerald v. Thompson No. 849 Submitted December 18, 1911 Decided January 15, 1912 222 U.S. 555
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Where the record plainly shows that to convert a party defendant into a party plaintiff would be wholly inconsistent with the relief which it is the object of the suit to obtain, the court will not realign such defendant as a plaintiff so as to enable another defendant to remove the case to the federal court.
Where, as in this case, the plaintiffs charge one of the defendants with repudiation of obligations and ask his removal as trustee, the claim made at the instance of a codefendant seeking to remove the case, that he should be realigned as a party plaintiff, is manifestly frivolous.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Fitz Gerald v. Thompson, 222 U.S. 555 (1912) in 222 U.S. 555 222 U.S. 556. Original Sources, accessed November 4, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X9I47WEGUXHWN9.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Fitz Gerald v. Thompson, 222 U.S. 555 (1912), in 222 U.S. 555, page 222 U.S. 556. Original Sources. 4 Nov. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X9I47WEGUXHWN9.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Fitz Gerald v. Thompson, 222 U.S. 555 (1912). cited in 1912, 222 U.S. 555, pp.222 U.S. 556. Original Sources, retrieved 4 November 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4X9I47WEGUXHWN9.
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