Prairie State Bank v. United States
| Prairie State Bank v. United States | |
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| Decided November 30, 1896 | |
| Full case name | Prairie State Bank v. United States |
| Citations | 164 U.S. 227 (more) |
| Holding | |
| An equitable claim by a surety to percentages of payment retained by the federal government has priority over the claim of an assignee-lender. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | White, joined by unanimous |
Prairie State Bank v. United States, 164 U.S. 227 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an equitable claim by a surety to percentages of payment retained by the federal government has priority over the claim of an assignee-lender.[1][2]
References
- ^ Prairie State Bank v. United States, 164 U.S. 227 (1896).
- ^ Law Review Editors, The Assignment of Claims Act of 1940: Assignee v. Surety, University of Chicago Law Review, p. 120, published 9 January 1952, accessed 26 May 2024
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