Love v. Tioga Trust Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 120, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., May T., 1916, Ho. 462, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Max Love v. Tioga Trust Company. Trespass to recover damages for alleged injury to plaintiff’s credit caused by dishonoring his check. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 120, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., May T., 1916, Ho. 462, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Max Love v. Tioga Trust Company. Trespass to recover damages for alleged injury to plaintiff’s credit caused by dishonoring his check. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. When Edward C. Snyder, Jr., treasurer of defendant i ivas on the stand, he was asked this question: “By Mr. McManus: “Q. — Let me ask you another question; were the checks of Mr. Love refused payment formerly for other amounts?…
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Opinion by
Head, J.,
The facts material to the determination of the legal questions involved in this appeal may be briefly stated. The plaintiff who sues as “Max Love” had a small deposit account in the defendant trust company in the name of “M. Love.” He had a brother who had a similar account in the same bank in the name of “A. Love.” The bank had mistakenly charged a check for $21 drawn by the latter to the account of the former. As a consequence, the balance due this plaintiff on a certain day appeared to be but $38.90; in fact, it should have been $59.90. The result of this error was the…
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