Crocker v. Marine National Bank
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two actions, containing counts in tort and in contract, brought against “ the Marine National Bank of the city of New York, a corporation established by the laws of the United States in the city, county and state of New York,” to recover for the loss from the defendants’ bank in New York of a trunk with its contents, deposited with them by the plaintiffs in the first action, who were described in their writ as of the city, county and state of New York, and were the general…
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Two actions, containing counts in tort and in contract, brought against “ the Marine National Bank of the city of New York, a corporation established by the laws of the United States in the city, county and state of New York,” to recover for the loss from the defendants’ bank in New York of a trunk with its contents, deposited with them by the plaintiffs in the first action, who were described in their writ as of the city, county and state of New York, and were the general banking agents in New York of the plaintiffs in the second action, who were described in their writ as of Boston in this…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
These actions are brought, the one by citizens of New York and the other by citizens of Massachusetts, against a banking association established in the city of New York under the act of congress of 1864, c. 106, entitled “ an act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof.” The first question to be decided is that of jurisdiction ; for, if the court has no jurisdiction, it has no authority to consider the merits of the actions.
*241The general principle is well settled, that civil cases arising under the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Teal v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- United States v. WhiteU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1836
3Cited by22 opinions
- Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. LangdeauSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Buffum v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Calvin v. HuntleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Attorney General v. INDUS. NATIONAL BANK OF RIMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Way v. HoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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