Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Leon
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 22, 1937PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWinter, J.
Plaintiff, subrogated to the rights of the owner of a $500 United States Liberty bond, has sued the defendant for its conversion.
The case was tried before the court and a jury of one man and five ladies, and was submitted on two issues of fact; as to the good faith of the defendant in receiving and selling the bond; and also as to Avhether the defendant had received and sold the bond as its purchaser for value or as an agent of the person who had stolen it. At the conclusion of the testimony plaintiff moved for a directed verdict, and upon this motion the court reserved decision.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Gruntal v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Turnbull v. . BowyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Pratt v. HigginsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- First National Bank of Bridgeport, Connecticut v. BlackmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by1 opinion
- DeWeerth v. BaldingerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987