Legal Opinion
Leary v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 1920No. 314PublishedCited by 5 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
The United States brought a bill to charge Kellogg with a trust-in respect of funds received by him from Greene and obtained from the plaintiff by Greene through his participation in some well known frauds. In 224 U. S. 567, the representative of Leary was allowed to intervene and to assert a paramount claim upon the funds. In 245 U. S. 1, it was established that the funds were held by Kellogg primarily as security to Leary against his liability upon a bail bond for Greene. The United States having obtained a judgment on the bail bond and the same having been paid by the Leary estate the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The United States v. BarkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
- Leary v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1919
- United States v. LearySupreme Court of the United States · 1917
3Cited by5 opinions
- Brewer v. The School Board Of The City Of Norfolk, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. UllmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
- Brewer v. School Board of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Davis v. PrestonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Cogswell v. Tribune Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1936