Legal Opinion
Perez v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1984PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
Rosa Manas y Pineiro (Manas), a Cuban national, in 1958 purchased five certificates of deposit from the Marianao, Cuba branch of defendant Chase Manhattan Bank (Chase), and first presented them for payment at Chase’s New York office in 1974. The issue on this appeal is whether Chase is excused from payment to Manas because, in September, 1959, the Cuban government confiscated Manas’ accounts and Chase surrendered the funds representing the certificates. Because the certificates were payable in Cuba and Chase at the time of the confiscation was present there, the…
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