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Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. First National Bank

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 1939No. Appeal, 254PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Parker, J.,

This is an action in assumpsit brought against a bank by one of its depositors to recover the sum, with interest, of four checks paid by the bank on the forged signatures of two of the officers of the depositor and charged to the depositor’s account. The issues raised were submitted to a jury and after a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v., and entry of judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed, claiming that judgment should be entered in its favor.

There was evidence tending to show that the bank paid the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Leather Manufacturers' Bank v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. McNeely Co. v. Bank of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  3. Myers v. Southwestern National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  4. National Union Fire Insurance v. Mellon National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  5. United States v. National Bank of Commerce of SeattleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hardex-Steubenville Corp. v. Western Pennsylvania National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Cumis Insurance Society, Inc. v. Girard BankDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Portilla v. Banco Popular de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
  4. Herbel v. Peoples State BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1951
  5. Brehm v. Wyoming Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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