Legal Opinion
Michael Ma v. Continental Bank N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 1990No. 89-2844PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Michael Ma, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, opened a money market account at Continental Bank N.A. on December 6, 1984, with a deposit of $150,000, transferred from Continental’s subsidiary in Hong Kong, the same day a court of Hong Kong entered against Ma a judgment of HK $35 million, then equivalent to US $4.5 million. Ma left Hong Kong two days later for Toronto, leaving the judgment unsatisfied. Fong Sze Ming, the judgment creditor, commenced an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding against Ma in Hong Kong, and the court appointed the Registrar General…
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