Hoover v. Pursel
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 7, March T., 1917,. by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Montour Co., June T., 1914, No. 32, for defendant n. o. y. in case of Oliver Hoover and James Carr v. William G. Pursel, Receiver of the People’s Bank of Danville, Pa. Assumpsit against the receiver of a bank to recover • money paid for a promissory note found to be worthless. Before Evans, P. J. At the trial it appeared that defendant as receiver of the.
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Appeal, No. 7, March T., 1917,. by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Montour Co., June T., 1914, No. 32, for defendant n. o. y. in case of Oliver Hoover and James Carr v. William G. Pursel, Receiver of the People’s Bank of Danville, Pa. Assumpsit against the receiver of a bank to recover • money paid for a promissory note found to be worthless. Before Evans, P. J. At the trial it appeared that defendant as receiver of the. People’s Bank of Danville sold to the plaintiffs a promissory note under circumstances fully detailed, in the opinion of the Superior Court. The following endorsement was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Williams, J.,
Wm. G-. Pursel as the receiver of the People’s Bank of Danville, an insolvent, sold to appellants, inter alia, a note described in the handbill of the sale as follows: “Maker, L. A. Lange, of Scranton, Pa., to F. J. Dickert: Amount, a balance of $850; dated June 28,1910.” The envelope containing the note when sold was endorsed in the handwriting of Pursel as follows: “Note L. A. Lang Order of F. J. Dickert 1-28-10 one Mos. $2,000 Paid $1,150 Balance $850.” The note was endorsed by F. J., Dickert to the People’s Bank, and Pursel at the sale assigned it to plaintiffs…
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