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Thompson v. Hazelwood Savings & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 2, 1912No. Appeal, No. 226PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal, No. 226, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., Fourth Term, 1908, No. 14, on verdict for defendant in case of Frank T. Thompson v. Hazelwood Savings & Trust Company. Assumpsit to recover the amount of a deposit. Before Swearingen, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.

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Appeal, No. 226, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., Fourth Term, 1908, No. 14, on verdict for defendant in case of Frank T. Thompson v. Hazelwood Savings & Trust Company. Assumpsit to recover the amount of a deposit. Before Swearingen, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Plaintiff presented the following points: 1. The agreement that defendant alleges the plaintiff, Thompson, made on October 15th, 1907, when he made the f'10,000 deposit, viz., that he would leave it in the Trust Company in the savings department until the note…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moschzisker,

On October 15, 1907, the plaintiff deposited the sum of ten thousand dollars with the defendant company, and received the ordinary bank book containing its rules and regulations, one of which was: “Deposits made in this savings and trust company can only be withdrawn *455on notice being given to the treasurer as follows: If the sum proposed to be drawn be......any sum over $1,500, four months notice.” On February 12, 1908, the plaintiff gave the required notice of his intention to withdraw the deposit, but the defendant refused payment upon the ground that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Downing v. FunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835
  2. Muirhead v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
  3. Arnold v. StedmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
  4. Kean v. McKinseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brothers v. Girard National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  2. Miners' Bank of Wilkes-Barre v. AckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
  3. Schiff v. SchindlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Southwark National Bank v. BeckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Real Estate-Land Title & Trust Co. v. Bankers Trust Co.Pennylvania Municipal Court, Philadelphia County · 1931

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