Legal Opinion
Liberty Savings Association v. Sun Bank of Jacksonville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1978No. 76-2266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The apparent villains in this case are, so far as we can tell, fugitives from justice, thought to be in Costa Rica. Needless to say, they are not parties. The two banks which are, Liberty Savings Association (Liberty) 1 and Sun Bank of Jacksonville (Sun), were the honest businesses that were taken, and their classic legal dispute over a fund the villains left behind is now before this court.
Liberty’s complaint invokes the diversity jurisdiction of the district court and seeks a declaratory judgment that' Liberty’s claim to twenty-one $2000 savings accounts established with…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bartlett v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Charles E. Ortman, Jr. v. Stanray CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Nelson v. John B. Colegrove & Co. State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
- Bonhiver v. State Bank of ClearingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Kamfner v. Auburn Park Trust & Savings BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Resolution Trust Corp. v. United Trust Fund, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1991
- Navajo Tribe v. Bank of New MexicoDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1980
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