Legal Opinion
Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 1929No. 212PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtL. Hand, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
It was settled by Hicks v. Guinness, 269 U. S. 71, 46 S. Ct. 46, 70 L. Ed. 168, certainly after the explanation given in Deutsche Bank v. Humphreys, 272 U. S. 517, 47 S. Ct. 166, 71 L. Ed. 383, that, when a sum is payable in the United States in dollars, any. conversion from foreign currency necessary to its calculation is to be made at the exchange prevailing at the due date. The contribution at bar is conceded to have been payable in dollars in the United States, so that the only question is as to when it fell due. If this was at the time when the ship…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Deutsche Bank Filiale Nurnberg v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- EJ DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. VanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
- Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Cutler v. RaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- 4,885 Bags of LinseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Prudential Steamship Corporation, Libellant-Appellant v. United States of America, States Marine Corporation of Delaware v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Prudential Steamship Corporation, Libellant-Appellant v. United States of America, States Marine Corporation of Delaware v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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