Farmers & Merchants Bank v. Donnelly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 178, 179, 180 and 181, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgments of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1913, Nos. 1726, 1435, 1702 and First Term, 1909, No. 312, on verdict for plaintiffs in cases of Farmers & Merchants Bank of West Newton, Pa., a Corporation, v. Alice R. Donnelly; George D. Harter Bank, of Canton, Ohio, a Corporation, v. Alice R. Donnelly; First National Bank of Punxsutawney, now for use of Punxsutawney National Bank, v. Alice R. Donnelly, and…
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Appeals, Nos. 178, 179, 180 and 181, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgments of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1913, Nos. 1726, 1435, 1702 and First Term, 1909, No. 312, on verdict for plaintiffs in cases of Farmers & Merchants Bank of West Newton, Pa., a Corporation, v. Alice R. Donnelly; George D. Harter Bank, of Canton, Ohio, a Corporation, v. Alice R. Donnelly; First National Bank of Punxsutawney, now for use of Punxsutawney National Bank, v. Alice R. Donnelly, and Diamond National Bank, a Corporation, v. Alice R. Donnelly. Assumpsit on promissory notes. Before Swearingen, J., and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
On November 18, 1906, the Diamond National Bank of Pittsburgh brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against Alice R. Donnelly, upon a promissory note, dated March 14, 1906, for $5,000, payable on demand, and made by defendant to the order of Charles Donnelly, who was her husband, and endorsed by him. The latter died on December 5, 1906. Mrs. Donnelly entered a defense to the action, on the ground that she had signed the note merely as an accommodation to her husband, and had received no consideration for it. On the trial before Shaper, J.,…
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