Legal Opinion
Nathan v. Equitable Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1929PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Plaintiff’s assignors were German subjects residing at Berlin and on March 17 and March 19, 1917, two causes of action, governed by a six-year Statute of Limitations, accrued in their favor against defendants. On April 7, 1917, the existence of a state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government was declared by Congress and that status continued until June 2, 1921, when peace was formally proclaimed. The statutory time within which suit could have been brought did not expire until nearly two years after the close of the war, but this action was not begun until January…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bauserman v. BluntSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Cohen v. . N.Y. Mutual Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Clarke v. MoreyNew York Supreme Court · 1813
- Dodge v. . CorneliusNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Peck v. Trustees of RandallNew York Supreme Court · 1806
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gallewski v. H. Hentz & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Kunstsammlungen Zu Weimar v. ElicofonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Green v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Hughes v. RooseveltCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- PETERS v. McKAYOregon Supreme Court · 1951
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