NATIONAL BANK v. REPUBLIC OF CHINA

No. 30.

348 U.S. 356 (1955)

NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK v. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Harvey Reeves argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Chauncey B. Garver.

Louis J. Gusmano argued the cause for respondents. With him on a brief for the Republic of China were Cletus Keating and Robert E. Kline, Jr.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration, an official agency of respondent Republic of China, established a $200,000 deposit account in 1948 with the New York head office of petitioner National City Bank of New York. Subsequently, respondent sought to withdraw the funds, but petitioner refused to pay, and respondent brought suit in Federal District Court under...

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