Legal Opinion
Jennings v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 4, 1935No. 338PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
A trust has been impressed upon the assets of a national bank in the hands of a receiver for the proceeds of a check collected through a clearing house before the closing of the bank by the Comptroller of the Currency. The question is whether the trust may be upheld.
On December 29, 1931, the Commercial Trust Company of Gary, Indiana, as maker, delivered to the respondent, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a check to the order of respondent in the sum of $2,196.89 upon the Gary State Bank of Gary, Indiana, as drawee. The check, duly endorsed by the payee, was deposited in a bank in…
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