Legal Opinion
United States v. Belmont
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 3, 1937No. 532PublishedCited by 330 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is an action at law brought by petitioner against respondents in a federal district court to recover a sum of money deposited by a Russian corporation (Petrograd *326Metal Works) with August Belmont, a private banker doing business in New York City under the name of August Belmont & Co. August Belmont died in 1924; and respondents are the duly-appointed executors of his will. A motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action was sustained by the district court, and its judgment was affirmed by the court below. 85 F. (2d) 542. The facts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ware v. HyltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1796
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3Cited by330 opinions
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