Legal Opinion
Schmieder v. Hall
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 25, 1976No. 69 Civ. 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
This six year old diversity action was tried without a jury on June 30 and July 1, 1976. Plaintiff Kurt Schmieder, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, seeks to impress a constructive trust upon certain property of the estate of the late Helen B. Dwyer. The defendant Louis Hall, Jr., an attorney, is the executor and a principal beneficiary of the Dwyer estate.
In essence, the plaintiff claims that there was a gentlemen’s agreement to return to him at some future time certain property which was transferred unconditionally and absolutely to Mrs.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Clark v. Uebersee Finanz-Korp., AGSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Dictograph Products Company, Inc. v. Sonotone Corporation, Emil Henry Greibach and S. Michael PinelesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Dictograph Products Co. v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Cummings v. Deutsche Bank Und DiscontogesellschaftSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tose v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Caballero v. AnselmoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In re the Estate of DwyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Slotkin Ex Rel. Slotkin v. Citizens Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Gutierrez v. BowenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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