Legal Opinion
Russian Reinsurance Co. v. Stoddard
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1925PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The Russian Reinsurance Company was incorporated in December, 1899, by the government of Russia under a special statute which constitutes its charter and by-laws. In or about 1906 the corporation • received authority to transact business in the State of New York. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of the Insurance Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 28), it appointed the Mercantile Trust Company of New York (subsequently merged into the defendant Bankers Trust Company) as trustee, and deposited with it undér a trust agreement securities and money to be held as its capital in this State for the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gelston v. HoytSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- Rose v. HimelySupreme Court of the United States · 1808
- Sokoloff v. National City BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Mahr v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Fred S. James & Co. v. Second Russian InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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- Petrogradsky Mejdunarodny Kommerchesky Bank v. National City BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Galef v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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