Legal Opinion

General Casmir Pulaski Building & Loan Ass'n v. Provident Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1940No. Appeal, 351PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Schaffer,

In this proceeding plaintiff building association invokes equity’s aid to secure a lien against a property, title to which is in Francis J. Kasprzak arid Tessie Kasprzak, husband and wife, as tenants by the entireties. Francis J. Kasprzak is a weak-minded person and appears through his guardian, Provident Trust Company, also named as a defendant. After hearing, the chancellor dismissed the bill, from which action the appeal is taken by plaintiff. A decree pro confesso was entered against the wife.

The Kasprzaks desired to purchase a dwelling and applied to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Sundheim v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  3. Baranofsky v. WeissSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Lancaster County National Bank v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  5. People's National Bank v. LoeffertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Weiner v. Bank of King of PrussiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Gladowski v. FelczakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Hartford-Empire Co. v. Shawkee Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
  4. Fowler v. Rauso (In Re Fowler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. In the Matter of Evergreen Memorial Park Association, Bankrupt. Blanche Smith PetersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962

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