Lazar v. State Bank
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 109, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Sept. T., 1917, No. 49, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Isador Lazar v. State Bank of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for refusing payment of a check. Before Knowles, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Yerdict for plaintiff for $500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 109, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Sept. T., 1917, No. 49, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Isador Lazar v. State Bank of Philadelphia. Trespass to recover damages for refusing payment of a check. Before Knowles, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Yerdict for plaintiff for $500 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in the following form: 1. The learned trial judge erred in sustaining the objection to the following question propounded by the defendant to the plaintiff: “Q. So…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiff, for a few months prior to the transaction out of which this controversy arose, had a small deposit account in the defendant bank. He avers that on April 22,1916, there was due him in his account with the bank the sum of $60.33, the defendant asserts that upon that day the balance due the plaintiff was only 33 cents. The testimony disclosed that there was no controversy between the parties as to the deposits which the plaintiff had made in the bank; the only question of fact in dispute is as to whether the plaintiff had, on April 4, 1916, drawn a check for…
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