Philadelphia Mutual B. & L. Ass'n v. Bernard Samuel B. & L. Ass'n

Opinion by

Stadteeld, J.,

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover taxes assessed against premises at 2454 Douglas Street, Philadelphia, for the years 1929, 1930 and 1931, which the plaintiff, as purchaser at sheriff’s sale, had been required to pay, and for which it was alleged the defendant, as the owner of the real estate, was personally liable to the city; and, by right of subrogation, to the plaintiff.

The statement of claim avers that on June 10, 1924, Max Ostrum executed and delivered to the Philadelphia Mutual B. & L. Assn., plaintiff, a mortgage in the sum of $2,200,…