Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1952No. Appeals, Nos. 237 and 238PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Horace Stern,
This is a proceeding to recover on the bond of a Notary Public. It arises from still another of the “Bennewitt” mortgage transactions.1
The complaint filed by the use-plaintiff, Willow Highlands Company, averred that use-plaintiff had agreed to advance the sum of $5500 on a loan to Herbert and Mary L. Leach to be secured by a first mortgage on premises owned by them at 5803 North 7th Street, Philadelphia; that H. Richard Bennewitt made application to the Land Title Bank & Trust Company for title insurance on the mortgage; that the use-plaintiff delivered to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Land Title Bank & Trust Co. v. Cheltenham National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Howes v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Grubnau v. Centennial National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Commonwealth v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Stern Mfg. Co. v. Geo. W. Smith & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Brinkley v. PealerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth ex rel. Smolovitz v. American Surety Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Bryfogle v. Fenstermaker, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County1954
- Commonwealth ex rel. Nahrgang v. American Employers InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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