Legal Opinion
Slaughter v. Philadelphia National Bank
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 18, 1968No. Civ. A. 36421PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
In this ease the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendant, Philadelphia National Bank (hereinafter PNB) for $47,500 as compensatory damages and $35,000 as punitive damages, and in favor of PNB and against third-party defendant, Peoples National Bank of Camden County, New Jersey (hereinafter Peoples) for $41,250.
Motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial were filed by both defendants. After argument, the motions for a new trial were withdrawn. Predicated upon irreconcilable inconsistent jury findings,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chambers v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Stevenson v. Economy Bank of AmbridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Neuman v. Corn Exchange National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Charles R. Peterson, in No. 80-2662 v. Crown Financial Corporation, a Corporation, in No. 80-2663Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Mid-Eastern Electronics, Inc. v. First National Bank of Southern Maryland, GarnisheeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Samuel B. Slaughter, Jr. v. The Philadelphia National Bank v. Peoples National Bank of Camden CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Peoples Bank of South Carolina, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Bank of Austin v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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