not an issue here, for the respondents have no interests in that matter beyond that of a custodian. This decision, however, does not consider the status of adverse claims; it only holds that petitioner's complaint "alleges facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the respondents." Concurrence Delivered by Justice Stone, joined by Justice Brandeis and Justice Cardozo: The concurrence agreed with the holding, but it did not follow the path by which this decision was reached. While it supported the Court's decision allowing the U.S. Government to recover Petrograd's deposits, it disagreed with the majority's claim that the United States had greater rights than its transferor, and that the President, by mere executive action, had the right to alter the laws and policies of any state in which the debtor of an assigned claim might reside. See also Bricker Amendment#Legal background References Sources External links United States foreign relations case law United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court 1937 in United States case law