Legal Opinion

Blank v. Bitker

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 10, 1943No. 8215PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

On August 20, 1939, a receiver of a national bank sued the defendants Felman and Bitker to recover on a guaranty, executed on May 15, 1924, guaranteeing the indebtedness of Joseph A. Mesiroff to the bank. Subsequently, Nat Blank was substituted as party plaintiff. Blank is the nominee of Felman, who purchased the bank’s claim. The court, having tried the case without a jury, found for the plaintiff and rendered a judgment against the defendants for $13,736.91, from which Bitker appeals.

Since we do not decide (1) whether Mesiroff’s note was paid; (2) whether the guaranty…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Martin's Administrator v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Robertson v. Railroad Labor BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. In Re Keasbey & Mattison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by66 opinions

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