Legal Opinion
Lamborn v. National Bank of Commerce of Norfolk
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 9, 1928No. 163PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action was brought in the federal court for eastern Virginia by Lamborn & Company, of New York City, against The National Bank of Commerce of Norfolk. The jurisdiction of the District Court rested upon diversity of citizenship. The plaintiffs sought damages for the refusal to honor a sight draft drawn against a letter of credit, given pursuant to a contract of T. S. Southgate & Company to buy 1,000 bags of Java white sugar at 22 cents per pound less 2%, duty paid, f. o. b. Philadelphia, landed weights. Payment'was to be made in New…
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