Legal Opinion

Security Savings Bank v. California

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 19, 1923No. 21PublishedCited by 125 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ERROR to a judgment of the Supreme Court of California affirming a judgment of escheat of bank deposits in suit of the State agaipst the Savings Bank and the depositor's.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought by the State of California to have transferred to it certain deposits in the Security Savings Bánk which had been unclaimed for more than twenty .years; and to have these declared escheat. The bank and the depositors were ■ named as defendants. The bank was served personally and defended. The depositors were served by publication; but none of them appeared. The bank is a California corporation and has its only place of business there. The last known residences of the depositors are not stated. All the proceedings…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Cooper v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  4. Harris v. BalkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  5. Patsone v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Texaco, Inc. v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Anderson National Bank v. LuckettSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Propper v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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