Pennsylvania v. New York
Pennsylvania v. New York | |
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Case history | |
Subsequent | Decree entered, 407 U.S. 206 (1972). |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, Douglas, Stewart, White, Marshall |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Blackmun, Rehnquist |
Pennsylvania v. New York, was a case which were heard in 1972 before the U.S. Supreme Court. The initial filing was allowed at 407 U.S. 206[1] and the final decision was ordered at 407 U.S. 223 (1972).[2]
When two states have a controversy between each other, the case is filed for
In this case,
As is the practice in original jurisdiction cases, the Supreme Court had a
The final decision ruled that if a money order is never redeemed or is under-redeemed, if Western Union does know who the purchaser or redeemer is, and a money order is never redeemed or is under-redeemed, the remaining money escheats to the state where that purchaser resides, subject to that state's rules for escheat of unclaimed money or property. However, if Western Union does not know who the purchaser or the person who redeemed it is, the money escheats to the state where Western Union is incorporated (e.g. New York at that time; it later reincorporated in Delaware).
Later Congressional Legislation
Congress would weigh in on the matter two years later by passing the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Checks Act (also known as the Federal Disposition Act or FDA), which decreed (in line with Pennsylvania's arguments) that the state where the money order was purchased should be the state to which unclaimed proceeds escheat (as most people purchase these items in the state of their residence).
See also
References
External links
- Text of Pennsylvania v. New York, 407 U.S. 206 (1972) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)