Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities v. Harr

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

These proceedings arise out of a petition filed by The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities, praying for an order on the secretary of banking, in possession of the business and property of the Aldine Trust Company, to pay for use and occupation of the banking premises during 1931. Petitioner’s claim for a year’s rent was held valid by the court below, and the secretary of banking has appealed.

The premises in question, the banking quarters in the Aldine Trust Building, were leased to the trust company in 1928 by Richard J. Seltzer,…