Legal Opinion

Scranton Lackawanna Trust Co. v. Birbeck

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 24, 1939No. Appeal, 44PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,

The defense to the note in suit was that defendant,- a married woman, executed it solely as an accommodation maker for one Karl Rogowski. On a previous appeal a judgment for plaintiff was reversed by this Court in 321 Pa. 375, for trial errors. At the second trial the jury returned a verdict for defendant on which judgment was entered.

Appellants complain of those portions of the charge which relate to the law applicable to a married woman’s endorsement of negotiable instruments, or to her becoming an accommodation maker of such paper. Some parts of the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Sears v. BirbeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Mulheirn v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Walters v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Yeany, ex rel. Gold Standard National Bank v. ShannonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
  5. Newtown T. T. Co. v. Underw'd (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Spitzer v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Commonwealth v. TownsendSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Murphy v. TAYLORSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. York Trust Company v. VanderslootSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Peoples-Pittsburgh Tr. Co. v. McCaffrey Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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