Legal Opinion
Old Company's Lehigh, Inc. v. Meeker
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 4, 1935No. 340PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The controversy here, like the one in No. 338, decided herewith, ante, p- 216, grows out of an attempt by the owner of negotiable paper to impress a trust upon the assets of an insolvent national bank to which the paper had been forwarded for the purpose of collection.
The complaint, which is in three counts, is brought before us by a motion to dismiss, which is equivalent to a demurrer.
According to the first cause of action, plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, the petitioner in this court, was the owner of a promissory note for $3,000, made by R. G. Brewer, Inc., to the order of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McDonald v. Chemical National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Co. v. Cosmopolitan Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- National Security Bank v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Roberts v. HillUnited States Circuit Court · 1885
3Cited by21 opinions
- McKee v. ParadiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- John L. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Queenan v. MaysCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Hoffman v. RauchSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Loughman v. Town of PelhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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