O'KEEFE v. EQUITABLE TRUST CO.

Nos. 6844, 6845.

103 F.2d 904 (1939)

O'KEEFE v. EQUITABLE TRUST CO. SAME v. GUARANTEE TRUST CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

April 13, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bourgeois & Coulomb, of Atlantic City, N. J. (H. R. Coulomb, of Atlantic City, N. J., of counsel), for appellant.

Cole & Cole and C. L. Cole, both of Atlantic City, N. J., for appellee Guarantee Trust Co.

Moore & Butler, of Atlantic City, N. J., for appellee Equitable Trust Co.

Before BIGGS and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and KALODNER, District Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is one of several cases in this court disclosing the banking practices prevalent in Atlantic City during the golden (calf) era. We are in sympathy with the learned District Court in its effort to unravel equitably the tangled skeins following upon the premature departure of the horse. We cannot, however, give our approval to its sanction of the particular method employed in locking this barn or bank. On Saturday morning, January 28, 1933...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases