Legal Opinion
McCoy v. American Express Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1930PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
The plaintiff, suing as assignee in the right of one George H. Burr, brings this action to recover damages for the conversion of chattels in contravention of a special property in the subject-matter of a pledge. The existence of a pledge is the hinge on which the controversy turns.
In 1919, Olive Waite, the owner of rugs and other chattels in Paris, delivered to William G. Massarene a power of attorney empowering him to take possession of the chattels, and to sell or otherwise dispose of them in her behalf. The chattels were subject to attachments which it was necessary to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Walker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Casey v. CavarocSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Security Warehousing Co. v. HandSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Titusville Iron Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Union Trust Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Alan B. Miller, Trustee in Bankruptcy of American Ibc Corp., Bankrupt v. Wells Fargo Bank International Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Gins v. Mauser Plumbing Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Newburger, Loeb & Co. v. GrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Pierpoint v. HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Newburger, Loeb & Co. v. GrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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