PENNSYLVANIA v. NEW YORK

No. 40, Orig.

407 U.S. 206 (1972)

PENNSYLVANIA v. NEW YORK ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman Rosenberger II, Assistant Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued on the exceptions to the Report of the Special Master for plaintiff. On the brief were J. Shane Creamer, Attorney General, and Joseph H. Resnick, Assistant Attorney General.

F. Michael Ahern, Assistant Attorney General, argued on the exceptions to the Report of the Special Master for intervenor-plaintiff the State of Connecticut. With him on the brief was Robert K. Killian, Attorney General. Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General, and Robert A. Zaban, Deputy Attorney General, filed a brief on exceptions to the Report of the Special Master for intervenor-plaintiff the State of Indiana.

Winifred L. Wentworth, Assistant Attorney General, argued on the exceptions to the Report of the Special Master for defendant the State of Florida. With her on the brief was Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General. Julius Greenfield, Assistant Attorney General, argued in support of the Report of the Special Master for defendant the State of New York. With him on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, and Gustave Harrow, Assistant Attorney General. Lee Johnson, Attorney General, John W. Osburn, Solicitor General, and Philip J. Engelgau, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief on exceptions to the Report of the Special Master for defendant the State of Oregon.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Pennsylvania and other States except to, and New York supports,1 the Report of the Special Master filed in this original action brought by Pennsylvania against New York for a determination respecting the authority of the several States to escheat, or take custody of, unclaimed funds paid to the Western Union Telegraph Company for the purchase of money orders.2

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