Legal Opinion
Munroe v. Harriman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 10, 1936No. 293PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
By this suit Charles A. Munroe seeks to recover possession of securities (shares of stock) which he lent to Joseph W. Harriman on June 14, 1932, to be used by the latter as he saw fit to secure personal loans. The lending of the securities was procured by fraud, which concededly gave ground for rescission of the transaction as against Harriman. The controversy is whether rescission is available - against the bank, to which Harriman pledged the securities is collateral for a loan. While the suit was pending, the bank was put into liquidation and a receiver was appointed. By…
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