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Silesian Holding Co. et al. v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al.; and Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al., 1955 — 348 U.S. 948 · caselaw · US
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Silesian Holding Co. et al. v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al.; and Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al.
348 U.S. 948·Supreme Court of the United States·1955
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Opinion
No. 16.
No. 17.
Silesian Holding Co. et al. v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al.; and Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Union Bank of Switzerland et al.
Ralph D. Ray filed the motion for the Silesian Holding Company.
Solicitor General Sobeloff for petitioner in No. 17, William Gilligan for the Silesian-American Corporation, Charles E. Scribner for the Bondholders Protective Committee, and Lawrence J. McKay for respondents, filed written consents to the granting of the motion.
See also 348 U. S. 881.
[MAJORITY]
On petitions for writs of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The motion to defer consideration of the petitions for certiorari until October 1, 1955, is granted.