Legal Opinion

Gouley v. Land Title Bank & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 26, 1937No. Appeal, 200PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

This is a proceeding in equity, against the trustee under a corporate mortgage securing an issue of bonds, to hold the trustee accountable for losses sustained by the bondholders, resulting from alleged breaches of trust upon its part. The plaintiff, a bondholder, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, asks that the defendant trustee be removed and a successor trustee be appointed in its place, for an accounting of all moneys received by it as trustee, and for a decree ordering the defendant to account and pay to the successor trustee when appointed a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Benton v. Safe Deposit BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  2. Drueding v. Tradesmens National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Bell v. Title Trust & Guarantee Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  4. Newhall v. Norristown Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Bell v. Scranton Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re ScheidmantelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth Marine & General Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. United States Ex Rel. Atkinson v. Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,514 Zeffiro, Jay A., Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation. Smith, Isabella G., Bernard, Harry M., Jr., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N. A., Capital First Corporation, First Pennsylvania Bank N. A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  5. Morris v. CantorDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975

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