Legal Opinion

Greenhalgh Co. v. Farmers' National Bank

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 1910No. Appeal, No. 195PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, No. 195, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 17, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Greenhalgh Company v. The Farmers’ National Bank. Assumpsit to recover a balance alleged to be due plaintiff as a depositor.

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Appeal, No. 195, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 17, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Greenhalgh Company v. The Farmers’ National Bank. Assumpsit to recover a balance alleged to be due plaintiff as a depositor. Before Criswell, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff deposited on June 6, 1906, and October 5, 1906, two checks for $3,000 each to the order of W. C. McKee, cashier, and on November 23, 1906, one for $1,500 to the order of W. O. McKee, individually. The plaintiff contended that these checks were payments to the bank…

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Opinion by

Mr. Justice Elkin,

This was a case for the jury, and after a careful considera*187tion of the record here presented, including the charge of the court and the questions raised by the assignments, we have not been convinced that any reversible error was committed in its submission. The appellee is a trading corporation and the appellant is a national bank with authority to receive moneys on deposit and do a general banking business. The appellee opened an account with the appellant bank and made deposits from time to time in the ordinary course of banking — at least such is the contention…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Phoenix National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Veneri v. DraperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
  3. Stevens v. Montfort State BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Tribulas v. Continental Equitable Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Weck v. First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co.Philadelphia County Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1963

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