Legal Opinion
First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional De Cuba
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 10, 1972No. 70-295PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
In July 1958, petitioner loaned the sum of $15 million to a predecessor of respondent. The loan was secured by a pledge of United States Government bonds. The loan was renewed the following year, and in 1960 $5 million was repaid, the $10 million balance was renewed for one year, and collateral equal to the value of the portion repaid was released by petitioner.
Meanwhile, on January 1, 1959, the Castro government came to power in Cuba. On September 16, 1960, the Cuban militia, allegedly pursuant to decrees of the Castro government, seized all of the branches of petitioner located in Cuba. A…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
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- Oetjen v. Central Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Underhill v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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3Cited by195 opinions
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