Legal Opinion

Gildner v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Bethlehem

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 28, 1941No. Appeal, 155PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County dismissing plaintiff’s bill for a discovery and an accounting, and for damages for alleged neglect in selling certain collateral.

The litigation arises'out of the tangled financial relations beginning sixteen years ago of two individuals, now deceased, with each other and with a bank, now defunct. The individuals were Aaron Potruch, who died insolvent on December 27, 1933; Lawrence H. Rupp, who diedL insolvent on September 11, 1936 (the trustee of his bankrupt estate is the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Kinter v. Commonwealth Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  3. Weaver v. WelshSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Riley v. Boynton Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Dickson v. McGraw Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Furia v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Roberts v. Fireman's Ins. Co. of NJSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Employers Ins. v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. City of Birmingham v. WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  5. POTOCZNY v. VallejoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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