Mifflin County National Bank v. Fourth Street National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 341, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiffs, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 586, dismissing bill in equity in case of the Mifflin County National Bank, Bhrst National Bank of MahanoyOity, Atlantic City National Bank; George M. Brisbin, lately trading as the Houtzdale Bank; Harry Cessna, Executor of John Cessna, Deceased; Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank of Woodbury, N. J., v. Fourth Street National Bank of Philadelphia; Guarantee Trust and…
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Appeal, No. 341, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiffs, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 586, dismissing bill in equity in case of the Mifflin County National Bank, Bhrst National Bank of MahanoyOity, Atlantic City National Bank; George M. Brisbin, lately trading as the Houtzdale Bank; Harry Cessna, Executor of John Cessna, Deceased; Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank of Woodbury, N. J., v. Fourth Street National Bank of Philadelphia; Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, Assignee for the benefit of creditors of Robert Hare Powel & Co., and Robert Hare Powel’s Sons &…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mitchell,
This is a bill by creditors of two insolvent assigned estates against an alleged debtor to the estates and the joint assignee of both. There are some averments against the assignee which amount to a charge of concealed fraud upon its part, but even if they were true they would not affect the position of the main defendant, the Fourth Street National Bank, and are therefore irrelevant and immaterial in the present case. The assigned estates were those of two firms doing separate business under distinct names, but composed of the same partners. At the time of the…
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