First National Bank v. New Castle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1901, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff in suit of First National Bank of New Castle v. City of New Castle. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before Williams, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7,657.45. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 2, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1901, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff in suit of First National Bank of New Castle v. City of New Castle. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before Williams, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7,657.45. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
John Blevins, who died January 7,1899, had been treasurer of the city of New Castle for some years prior to his death. During the time he so served the city he kept an account with the appellee, the First National Bank of New Castle, depositing with it large sums of money to the credit of “John Blevins, City Treasurer.” On September 19, 1898, he called at the bank and stated that he needed some money for the city, naming the amount as $5,431.49. This sum was the *288aggregate of nine certificates of indebtedness which had been issued by the city to different persons…
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