People's Banking Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Parke, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion, as follows, in which Sloak, J., concurred.

The record in these appeals makes three bulky volumes. It is impracticable as it is futile to give a detailed presentation and analysis of the facts which have prevented the writer of this dissent from an agreement with the major conclusions of the majority of the court. The writer is convinced by the record that the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the People’s Banking Company of Smithsburg by the Central Trust Company of Maryland on June 29th, 1931, was procured by the fraud of the trust company…