Legal Opinion
Willing v. Binenstock
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 1937No. 36PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is a suit brought by respondents in a federal district court in Pennsylvania seeking to have allowed as a set-off against the indebtedness of the partnership firm of Swinger and Binenstock to the Commercial National Bank the amount of a deposit in the bank by Swinger, now deceased, and so much of a deposit by Binenstock as might be necessary to cancel the indebtedness. The bank was organized under the National Banking Act of the United States, and as such was engaged in business in Pennsylvania. On January 9, 1933, the partnership executed and delivered its promissory note to the bank in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Burgess v. SeligmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Scott v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Trainor Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. LeaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
- Cecil R. Hopkins and Ruth O. Hopkins v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Downey v. City of YonkersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Woodlawn Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.