Legal Opinion
Matter of People (Russian Reinsurance Co.)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1931PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
The appellants, “ Russian Reinsurance Company of Petrograd, Russia,” and First Russian Insurance Company, Established in 1827,” are corpoiations organized under the laws ■ of the Russian Empire, with agencies or branches in the State of New York.
In August, 1925, the Superintendent of Insurance took possession of the assets of these branches in accordance with section 63 of the Insurance Law of the State (Cons. Laws, ch. 28) to conserve, them for the benefit of those entitled thereto. This action was taken in view of the hazards and embarrassments growing out of the confiscatory…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Travis v. . Knox Terpezone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Petrogradsky Mejdunarodny Kommerchesky Bank v. National City BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Russian Reinsurance Co. v. StoddardNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Severnoe Securities Corp. v. London & Lancashire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. PinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Matter of People (Tit. Mtge. Guar. Co.)New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Moscow Fire Insurance v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Grode v. Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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