Commercial Credit Co. v. Girard National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 77, Jan. T., 1914, by Emporium Iron Company, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 4381, in equity awarding fund in case of Commercial Credit Company, a corporation, v. Girard National Bank, a corporation, and Emporium Iron Company, a corporation. Bill in equity to determine the ownership of a fund in the hands of the Girard National Bank. Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 77, Jan. T., 1914, by Emporium Iron Company, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 4381, in equity awarding fund in case of Commercial Credit Company, a corporation, v. Girard National Bank, a corporation, and Emporium Iron Company, a corporation. Bill in equity to determine the ownership of a fund in the hands of the Girard National Bank. Before Ralston, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court on final hearing awarded the fund to the plaintiff. The Emporium Iron Company appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The Commercial Credit Company filed this bill in equity against the Girard National Bank, and the Emporium Iron Company, to determine the ownership of certain moneys in the hands of the bank. The controversy is between the Commercial Credit Company and the Emporium Iron Company. The Girard National *92Bank is merely a stakeholder, having collected the money in dispute, under an agreement that it should hold it for the benefit of whichever one of the parties should be found to be entitled thereto. The Emporium Iron Company filed an answer to the bill, to which the…
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