Legal Opinion
Bunge Corp. v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1972PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
This conversion action has its genesis in the notorious “ salad oil scandal” of the early 1960’s. Plaintiff-appellant Bunge Corporation (hereafter Bunge) appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, First Department, which modified the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County and dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court judgment had awarded Bunge the sum of $4,484,151.81.
At issue is who is to bear the loss of three cashier’s checks (official checks) totaling $3,040,386.60. The checks were issued by defendant Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (hereafter Manufacturers) at the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- National Safe Deposit, Sav. & Trust Co. of DC v. HibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- The People v. . Bank of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Russell v. American Bell Telephone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- People's Trust Co. v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Bobrick v. Second National BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
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