Hromaha v. First National Bank
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 48, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 1,169, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Defor Hromaha and Annie Hromaha, his wife, v. First National Bank of Braddock. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before MacFarlane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 48, April T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 1,169, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Defor Hromaha and Annie Hromaha, his wife, v. First National Bank of Braddock. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before MacFarlane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The trial judge charged in part as follows: [Their claim is based simply upon the proposition that Bernolak had authority to represent the bank, that acting as he did he was really the bank, and that he committed a. fraud upon them, of course they…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The appellant relies almost wholly on the proposition that the learned trial court committed reversible error in permitting the jury to return a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs without, as it alleges, any sufficient evidence to support such a verdict. As we view the evidence, no other course could have been adopted.
The testimony leaves no room to doubt that the plaintiffs were the owners of a sum of money in a bank in Hungary. They desired to have that money brought to this country where it would be more readily available for use by them. They belong to a class of…
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