Legal Opinion
Emerson v. American Express Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 1, 1951No. 1017PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
The complaint in this case alleged that plaintiff purchased in Naples, Italy, thirty travelers checks, each in the face amount of $100, issued by the defendant; that plaintiff thereafter notified defendant that the checks had been lost or stolen and that they should not be honored if presented for payment. It further alleged that an Italian court had ordered defendant to reimburse plaintiff for the checks but that defendant had refused to do' so. Judgment for $3,000 was asked.
The answer admitted the sale of the travelers checks to plaintiff and admitted that proceedings…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Walling v. Fairmont Creamery Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Banco De Espana v. Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Jameson v. JamesonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- American Express Co. v. Anadarko Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Spellman v. American Security Bank, N.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Richardson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Emerson v. American Exp. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Richardson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987