Legal Opinion
Sexton v. Kessler & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1909No. 263PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Kessler & Co., of New York, engaged in the business of banking and foreign exchange, had for a long time drawn upon Kessler & Co., Ltd., of Manchester, without giving any *536security for payment of its drafts. Early in 1903 the Manchester house wrote the New York house as follows:
“We beg to refer to the question of your providing -security for the drawing credit which you have with us, which has already been privately touched upon. We understand from Mr. Edward Kessler that it would not be very convenient for you to provide this immediately, and as we in no way wish to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thompson v. FairbanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Casey v. CavarocSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Humphrey v. TatmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Hauselt v. HarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Farmers and Mechanics' Nat. Bank v. . LoganNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sexton v. Kessler & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911
- Ernst v. Mechanics' & Metals Nat. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- Union Trust Co. of Maryland v. TownshendCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
- Burrowes v. NimocksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
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