Barlette v. Red Star Building & Loan Ass'n
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 334, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1914, No. 285, on verdict for plaintiff in case of M. Elizabeth Barlette v. Red Star Building <& Loan Association. Assumpsit to recover withdrawal values of shares of stock of a building and loan association. Before Dougherty, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff for $802.50. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 334, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1914, No. 285, on verdict for plaintiff in case of M. Elizabeth Barlette v. Red Star Building <& Loan Association. Assumpsit to recover withdrawal values of shares of stock of a building and loan association. Before Dougherty, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff for $802.50. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The facts in this case, as they have been established by the verdict, are so strikingly similar to those in Louchheim v. Somerset Building & Loan Assn., 211 Pa. 499, we search in vain for any such substantial difference between the two cases as would permit this appellant to escape the controlling authority of the decision referred to. The operative legal principle established in that case is thus well stated in the second paragraph of the syllabus: “The authority of an officer of a corporation as its agent, although distinctly designated by the corporation, may be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Louchheim v. Somerset Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Beck v. First Fraternal Building & Loan Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931