Legal Opinion
The Chase Manhattan Bank v. Milton May
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 25, 1963No. 13919PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
In the district court, The Chase Manhattan Bank sued Milton May on his guaranty of certain loans and recovered. May has appealed.
The suit is within federal jurisdiction solely because of diversity of citizenship. The parties properly recognize that the contacts of the relevant transactions with New York are such that New York law controls contested legal issues concerning the reach of the parol evidence rule and the validity of alleged oral modifications of a written guaranty.
The circumstances of the original contracting are undisputed. May was the organizer and majority…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re the Arbitration Between Western Union Telegraph Co. & American Communications Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Hicks v. BushNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Hopper v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Russell v. BooksNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Fadex Foreign Trading Corp. v. Crown Steel Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
- The Chase Manhattan Bank, a National Banking Association v. The First Marion Bank, a Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. MucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Crompton-Richmond Co., Inc.-Factors v. E. P. Tatum Smith, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Miron v. Yonkers Raceway, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- In Re Nutritional Sourcing Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2008
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