Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. National Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1976No. 29PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) instituted this assumpsit action to recover the sum of $21,138.07 with interest from the National Bank and Trust Company of Central Pennsylvania (National), which had accepted 136 checks drawn by the Commonwealth with the names of the payees fraudulently endorsed. The checks were those which the Department of Transportation (formerly the Department of Highways) delivered to its various district and county offices in the Commonwealth for distribution to named payees. For numerous reasons such as death of payee,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ward's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Bagby v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Land Title Bank & Trust Co. v. Cheltenham National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Thompson Maple Products, Inc. v. Citizens National BankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Gast v. American Cas. Co. of Reading Pa.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Continental Insurance v. Schneider, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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