Legal Opinion
Rosenfeld's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 1939No. Appeal, 266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
The question to be determined is whether certain unclaimed moneys in the hands of former Sheriff Robert E. Lamberton are escheatable to the Commonwealth.
The Secretary of Revenue appointed Maxwell S. Rosenfeld escheator of certain moneys in the hands of the former sheriff which were unclaimed by the lawful owners. He presented his petition to the Court of Common Pleas, requesting the court to determine whether they had escheated. This petition was dismissed and an amended one was filed. It set forth that the moneys sought to be escheated had been deposited with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Dollar Savings BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Germantown Trust Co. v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- In Re Escheat of Moneys in Custody of United States TreasurySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Reno v. Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Escheat of $92,800Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. BinenstockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Lamberton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- In re Escheat of Funds Under Control of Federal District Court, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1941
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