STACK v. STRANG

No. 196, Docket 21928.

191 F.2d 106 (1951)

STACK et al. v. STRANG.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroad & Carroad, New York City, for appellants; William S. Hauser, New York City, of counsel.

Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., New York City, for appellee; John D. Kelly, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

Before SWAN, AUGUSTUS N. HAND and L. HAND, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Chief Judge.

The appellants are executors of the estate of James A. Stack who died after his appeal was taken. Mr. Stack was a collector of rare coins. His collection included a twenty dollar gold piece, dated 1933, of an issue minted by the United States. The Treasury Department notified him that this coin had been stolen from the United States, that he was not entitled to retain it, and that a Secret Service agent would call upon him to receive it. In June...

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