Legal Opinion

Silva v. Bankers Commercial Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 30, 1947No. 235, Docket 20546PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, DaCosta E Silva and Diaz, doing business as co-partners under the firm name of Silva & Diaz, were awarded a judgment in the court below of $7,836.75 with interest thereon from June 24, 1943 against defendant Bankers Commercial Corporation, together with costs as taxed. The court found that pursuant to an agreement of December 4, 1942, Intercontinental Steamship Lines, Inc. had executed an assignment to defendant of all earnings, freight and income of the schooner Constellation, and had also executed a preferred ship mortgage on that vessel in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Allanwilde Transport Corp. v. Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. Minturn v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
  4. International Paper Co. v. the Schooner "Gracie D. Chambers"Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. The Henry W. BreyerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Todd Shipyards Corporation v. the City of AthensDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949
  2. Sword Line, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  3. Sword Line, Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  4. Frost v. Bankers Commercial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  5. Amoco Transport Co. v. S/S Mason LykesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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