Legal Opinion
Asylum of St. Vincent De Paul v. McGuire
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1925PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, Ch. J.
The important and controlling question on this appeal is the one whether an owner of securities criminally but effectively pledged by a depositary for his own debt and which have survived sales by the pledgee to satisfy the debt, must make contribution to another owner of securities similarly pledged but which have been sold to pay the common debt.
Plaintiff was the owner of bonds of the par value of $64,000. One Amy was its treasurer and he was also a member of the firm of H. Amy & Co., stockbrokers. He pledged plaintiff’s securities which had come into his possession as such…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cuyler v. EnsworthNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
- Manthey v. SchuelerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- McBride v. Potter-Lovell Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Wells v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
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- Blum v. Good Humor Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Quintin v. MagnantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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