Wayne Title & Trust Co. v. Schuylkill Electric Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 331, Jan. T., 1898, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1896, No. 366, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit upon a cheek. Before Bechtel, J. The Schuylkill Electric Railway Company operates a street electric railway in and about Pottsville. On September 11, 1895, James Goodwin was its president, William A. Barrett, its treasurer, and Charles H. Barrett, á brother of said William A. Barrett, one of its directors.
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Appeal, No. 331, Jan. T., 1898, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1896, No. 366, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit upon a cheek. Before Bechtel, J. The Schuylkill Electric Railway Company operates a street electric railway in and about Pottsville. On September 11, 1895, James Goodwin was its president, William A. Barrett, its treasurer, and Charles H. Barrett, á brother of said William A. Barrett, one of its directors. The facts appear by the- opinion of the Supreme Court. At the trial - plaintiff, for the purpose of showing the appropriation by the defendant of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
The plaintiff brought suit against defendant on a check of which this is a copy:
“Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 11,1895.
“ The Government National Bank of Pottsville, Pa.,
“ Pay to W. W. Hess or order Fifty-three hundred dollars. $5,300. Schuylkill Eleotbic Railway Co.,
“ W. A. Babbett, Jb.,
“ Treasurer.”
This check was by Hess indorsed over to James Goodwin, who indorsed it to “ The Wayne Title and Trust Company,” the plaintiff. On the same day Goodwin checked out the full amount. When presented for payment, the Pottsville bank refused to honor it, and it was duly protested.…
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