Legal Opinion

German-American Bank of Buffalo v. The Unadilla

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 16, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

In Admiralty. Petition by tlie German-American Bank of Buffalo against the remnants and surplus of the proceeds of the sale of the steamer Unadilla.

1Opinion of the Court

GROSSCUP, District Judge.

The Unadilla was sold at the instance of a lienholder, and its proceeds are now in the registry of this court. The German-American Bank appears as an intervening petitioner. The home port of the Unadilla was Tonawanda, near Buffalo, in the state of New York. The petitioning bank is situated in Buffalo. The petitioner’s claim arises from advances made by the petitioner to the owner of the Unadilla at Buffalo for prospective supplies to and repairs upon the Unadilla. The advances were made in reliance upon an understanding between the owner and the bank that there…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. The J. E. RumbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Maryland Casualty Company, United States of America v. Hibernia National Bank in New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  2. Steam Dredge No. 1District Court, D. New Jersey · 1898
  3. The UlricaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1915

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