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CUMMINGS v. DEUTSCHE BANK

No. 254.

300 U.S. 115 (1937)

CUMMINGS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. DEUTSCHE BANK UND DISCONTO-GESELLSCHAFT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Morris, with whom Solicitor General Reed and Messrs. Harry LeRoy Jones and Charles A. Horsky were on the brief, for petitioners.

Messrs. James J. Lenihan and Otto C. Sommerich, with whom Mr. Thomas H. Creighton, Jr., was on the brief, for respondent.

By leave of Court, Messrs. Hartwell Cabell and Milton B. Ignatius filed a brief on behalf of the Swiss National Insurance Co., Ltd., as amicus curiae, urging affirmance of the judgment below.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit in equity brought October 3, 1934, by respondent in the supreme court of the District of Columbia1 against petitioners praying a decree directing delivery of property seized by the Alien Property Custodian and withheld by petitioners under the Trading with the Enemy Act from "Direction der Disconto Gesellschaft," an alien enemy...

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