Commonwealth v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Horace Stern,

Through the machinations of one Bennewitt and the negligence of a notary public the use plaintiff, Willow Highlands Company, suffered a loss by the disbursement of its money on a forged mortgage. It instituted the present action against the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the surety on the notary’s bond.*

Bennewitt purporting to represent Charles and Kaethe Bose, owners of premises 5534 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, made application on their behalf to the use plaintiff for a mortgage loan in the amount of $8,500 to be secured by a first lien upon…