Legal Opinion
Stephen v. Zivnostenska Banka
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1955PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIrving L. Levey, J.
The plaintiffs in this proceeding, father and son, seek to throw the assets of the defendant bank into permanent receivership upon the premise that they are creditors of an institution which has been “nationalized” within the meaning of section 977-b of the Civil Practice Act.
The temporary receivers, appointed by the court, have moved to examine certain New York banks, reputed to be holding funds for defendant’s account.
Because of the many and complicated issues involved, one being the sensitive area of relationship between the United States and Czechoslovakia, it was deemed desirable to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- BERNSTEIN v. N. v. NEDERLANDSCHE-AMERIKAANSCHE STOOMVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Russian Reinsurance Co. v. StoddardNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Fred S. James & Co. v. Second Russian InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Moscow Fire Insurance v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Sulyok v. Penzintezeti Kozpont BudapestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Menendez v. Saks And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Confederation Life Association v. Vega Y ArminanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- Pan-American Life Insurance Company v. Inocencio Blanco, Pan-American Life Insurance Company v. Guido Conill, American National Insurance Company v. Jose Antonio Lorido Y Diego, Pan-American Life Insurance Company v. Maria Teresa Paula Aguirregaviria ZabaletaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Pan-American Life Insurance v. BlancoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Stephen v. Zivnostenska BankaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
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