Legal Opinion
Market St. Title & Trust Co. v. Chelten Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 6, 1928No. Appeal, 273PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
In the course of a real estate settlement, where plaintiff was insuring the title to the property and distributing the purchase price, it should have paid Albert W. Sanson, Esq., 1218 Chestnut Street, the sum of $4,591. Through some unexplained mistake of its officials, plaintiff’s check for that sum, drawn by and upon itself, was made to the order of S. W. Samson, who, so far as appears, was a nonexistent person. Through another unexplained mistake of its officials, the check was mailed to Albert W. Sampson, 5842 Crittenden Street, Philadelphia, who had no…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Leather Manufacturers' Bank v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- President of the Bank of the United States v. President of the Bank of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Land Title & Trust Co. v. Northwestern National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- United States v. National Exchange Bank of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- McNeely Co. v. Bank of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Land Title Bank & Trust Co. v. Cheltenham National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Ludwinska v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Commonwealth v. Globe Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- United States v. Clearfield Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
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