U.S. Court of Appeals / Second Circuit

York v. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York

Decided March 2, 1944. Jerome New Frank wrote the opinion for the court.

143 F.2d 503 · Cited 101 times

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Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank · 307 U.S. 161
Kirby v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad · 120 U.S. 130
Pusey & Jones Co. v. Hanssen · 261 U.S. 491
Ruhlin v. New York Life Insurance · 304 U.S. 202
Atlas Life Insurance v. W. I. Southern, Inc. · 306 U.S. 563
Kelleam v. Maryland Casualty Co. of Baltimore · 312 U.S. 377
Mississippi Mills v. Cohn · 150 U.S. 202
Payne v. Hook · 74 U.S. 425
Matthews v. Rodgers · 284 U.S. 521
United States v. Memphis Cotton Oil Co. · 288 U.S. 62
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Kinney · 260 U.S. 340
Mason v. United States · 260 U.S. 545
Gordon v. Washington · 295 U.S. 30
Maty v. Grasselli Chemical Co. · 303 U.S. 197
Alsop v. Riker · 155 U.S. 448
Griffin v. McCoach · 313 U.S. 498
Shapiro v. Wilgus · 287 U.S. 348
Godden v. Kimmell · 99 U.S. 201
Clarke v. Boorman's Executors · 85 U.S. 493
Neves v. Scott · 54 U.S. 268
Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283
Pepper v. Litton · 308 U.S. 295
Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555
Messenger v. Anderson · 225 U.S. 436
Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co. · 305 U.S. 111

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