Legal Opinion
Guinness v. Miller
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 28, 1923PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEARNED HAND, District Judge.
This is a suit under section 9 of the Trading with the Enemy Act (Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 3115 J4e) by a citizen to recover a debt owed by a German on a stated account payable in marks. The sole question is whether the decree should be for the value in dollars of the marks when the account was stated, December 16, 1917, or for their value as of the date of the decree.
In the case of’tort committed in a foreign jurisdiction it is pretty clear that the judgment should be based on the exchange at the time of the loss inflicted. In such cases we…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hoppe v. . Russo-Asiatic BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Birge-Forbes Co. v. HeyeSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- The VerdiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1920
- Page v. LevensonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1922
- Société de Travaux & Industries Maritimes v. Ruby S. S. Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1920
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Grant v. McAuliffeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Marilyn W. Pearson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of John S. Pearson, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Shaw, Savill, Albion & Co., Ltd. v. The Fredericksburg. The TamaroaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Direction Der Disconto-Gesellschaft v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- The MuskegonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
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