Legal Opinion

Otto v. Western Saving Fund Society

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 26, 1941No. Appeal, 284PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

The action here is to recover a saving account of $3,'487.84, from the defendant Bant, deposited by the plaintiff’s decedent, Hannah Davault.

The cause of action set forth in the plaintiff’s statement, charged that the defendant, Western Saving Fund Society, had improperly allowed the withdrawal of the account: (u) after notice “of the mental condition” of the decedent; (b) after a request “to pay no withdrawals from” the account; and (c) “on an order not containing the signature of the decedent.”

The affidavit of defense admitted the opening of this saving account…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Henes v. McGovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. General Casmir Pulaski Building & Loan Ass'n v. Provident Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Bulakowski v. Philadelphia Saving Fund SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  4. Lancaster County National Bank v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Van Sant v. American Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  2. O'Neill v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Summit Fasteners, Inc. v. Harleysville National Bank & Trust Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Stafford v. Roadway Transit Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Kilian v. Stackpole Sons, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1951

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