Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. National Bank & Trust Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 1973No. Appeal, No. 452 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
We are asked to determine the propriety of the action of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in (1) granting appellee a new trial; and (2) refusing to grant appellant bank’s motion for a compulsory nonsuit on the facts in this case.
The genesis of this controversy was the institution by the Commonwealth of an action in assumpsit to recover $21,138.07 with appropriate interest from National Bank & Trust Company (collecting-bank) which sum represents an amount allegedly paid out improperly by the collecting-bank on checks whose endorsements had been forged.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Land Title Bank & Trust Co. v. Cheltenham National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Thompson Maple Products, Inc. v. Citizens National BankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Hardex-Steubenville Corp. v. Western Pennsylvania National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bagby v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Perley v. Glastonbury Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Commonwealth v. National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Dominion Construction, Inc. v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- West Penn Administration, Inc. v. Union National Bank of PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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