Legal Opinion
Carl Marks & Co. v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 31, 1987No. 82 Civ. 1245 (CLB), 82 Civ. 1246 (CLB)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIEANT, Chief Judge:
—Yes well there was just one more thing here I, that I think you might ...
—That? My God, haven’t seen one in years.
—No this isn’t what I ... what is it.
—Russian Imperial Bond.
—You mean it isn’t worth any, worth very ...
—Mister Bast, anything is worth whatever some damn fool will pay for it, only reason somebody can make a market in Russian Imperials is because some damn, somebody like your associate will buy them. Happen to know how he, how this associate of yours got into all this?
—By, well, buying and selling at first I think and then he had some…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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