Legal Opinion

Tillman v. Russo Asiatic Bank

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 24, 1931No. 402PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Two causes of action are involved in this appeal. In the first cause of action the following facts are alleged:

The plaintiff opened a current checking account with the defendant, a Russian bank in the city of Petrograd. On September 18, 1918, he had to his credit in the account upwards of 114,000 rubles, and drew a cheek on the bank for 72,000 rubles to the order of one Heidemann, which was dishonored upon presentation. The' plaintiff paid the amount of the cheek to Heidemann. Thereafter on August 24, 1927, plaintiff brought suit against the defendant for…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Sheldon v. SillSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
  3. Knox v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. Turner, Administrator of Stanley, in Error v. The President, Directors and Company of the Bank of North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1799
  5. Barney v. LathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1881

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. William J. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  2. Finn v. American Fire & Casualty Co. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
  3. Menendez v. Saks And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  4. Tillman v. National City Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
  5. Shaw, Savill, Albion & Co., Ltd. v. The Fredericksburg. The TamaroaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951

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