Legal Opinion

Bank Trust Co. v. Jaffe, Admrx. (Et Al.)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 1936No. Appeal, 9PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,

This is an appeal from a decree ordering appellant to pay a sum found due on an accounting. Frank Jaffe, during Ms lifetime, owed the First National Bank & Trust Company of Tarentum $5,500 on a note secured by assigned bailment leases. On tbe death of Jaffe bis administratrix sold tbe equity in tbe leases to Joseph Sbenkan, appellant, subject to tbe bank’s debt. Thereafter tbe debt being in default, tbe bank caused tbe collateral to be sold and purchased it. Sbenkan, having collected money due on tbe leases, challenged tbe bank’s lien on tbe ground of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fine v. SoiferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Commonwealth v. SpeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  3. Colonial Trust Co. v. Central Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. Plucker v. TellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  5. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. JaffeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Dugan v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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