SECURITY BANK v. CALIFORNIA

No. 21.

263 U.S. 282 (1923)

SECURITY SAVINGS BANK v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 19, 1923.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward J. McCutchen, Mr. Warren Olney, Jr., and Mr. A. Crawford Greene for plaintiff in error.

Mr. U.S. Webb, Attorney General of the State of California, for defendant in error. Mr. Frank L. Guerena, Deputy Attorney General, was also on the brief.


MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought by the State of California to have transferred to it certain deposits in the Security Savings Bank which had been unclaimed for more than twenty years; and to have these declared escheat. The bank and the depositors were named as defendants. The bank was served personally and defended. The depositors were served by publication; but none of them appeared.1 The...

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