BANCO DE ESPANA v. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK


28 F.Supp. 958 (1939)

BANCO DE ESPANA v. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK. SAME v. UNITED STATES LINES CO. et al. SAME v. SOLOMON.

District Court, S. D. New York.

July 14, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Foster Dulles, Inzer B. Wyatt, and Richard G. Pettingill, all of New York City (Sullivan & Cromwell, of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

John T. Cahill, U. S. Atty., of New York City, for defendants Sigmund Solomon, etc., and United States Lines Co.

Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, of New York City (Henry L. Stimson, Paul Campbell, and William S. Ward, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., and William L. Lynch, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for defendant Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

The Bank of Spain claims the title to and the right to possession of certain silver, in the form of Spanish coin, now in the United States Assay Office, New York City. To enforce its claims it instituted the above entitled actions in replevin.

Motions have been made on behalf of the respective defendant in each of these three actions, asking for the following relief: (1) For summary judgment for defendant on the ground that title to...

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