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BROWNELL v. CHASE NATIONAL BANK

No. 24.

352 U.S. 36 (1956)

BROWNELL, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUCCESSOR TO THE ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN, v. CHASE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 19, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Searls argued the cause for petitioner. With him on a brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Townsend and James D. Hill. Simon E. Sobeloff, then Solicitor General, was also on a brief with Mr. Townsend, Mr. Hill and Mr. Searls.

Thomas A. Ryan argued the cause and filed a brief for the Chase National Bank of New York, Trustee, respondent.

Samuel Anatole Lourie argued the cause and filed a brief for Schaefer et al., respondents.

Arthur J. O'Leary argued the cause for Schwarzburger et al., respondents. With him on the brief was Kenneth J. Mullane.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in the case is whether petitioner, by virtue of a vesting order issued under § 5 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, 40 Stat. 411, 50 U. S. C. App. § 5, is entitled to the res of a trust established in 1928 by one Cobb and administered by respondent under an indenture. The trust was created for the benefit of the descendants of...

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