Thompson Maple Products, Inc. v. Citizens National Bank
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
In this assumpsit action, the plaintiff, Thompson Maple Products, Inc., seeks to recover more than $100,-000 paid out on a series of its checks by defendant bank, as drawee. The payee’s signature on each of the checks was forged by one Emery Albers, who then cashed the checks or deposited them to his account with the defendant.
*44The case was tried in the court below sitting without a jury. That court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1258.51, the face amount of three checks which the defendant had paid without any endorsement whatever.1 It…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gresham State Bank v. O & K Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1962
- Land Title Bank & Trust Co. v. Cheltenham National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Coffin v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Philadelphia Title Insurance v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Park State Bank v. Arena Auto Auction, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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- Bagby v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Varney Wood Products, Inc. v. StricklerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Taylor v. Equitable Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Constitution National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Commonwealth v. National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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