Legal Opinion

Werfel v. Zivnostenska Banka

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 20, 1940PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownley, J.

Plaintiff has served a complaint stating three causes of action to recover $5,848.15 (170,500 Czechoslovakian crowns) on deposit to the credit of the plaintiff with the defendant, a bank in Prague. A warrant of attachment was issued on the ground that the defendant is a foreign corporation having its place of business in Prague. Moneys belonging to the defendant on deposit with the Chase National Bank were attached by the sheriff of New York county.

*749An outline of the pleadings is as follows: In the first cause of action it is alleged that, during the year 1936, the plaintiff opened an account…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. American Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Slater v. Mexican National RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. M. Salimoff & Co. v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
  4. Holzer v. Deutsche Reichsbahn-GesellschaftNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  5. Bank of British North America v. Merchants' National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lien Huynh v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  2. Menendez v. Saks And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  3. Steinfink v. North German Lloyd Steamship Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1941
  4. In re the Accounting of NeubergerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
  5. Menendez v. SaksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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