Sproul v. Stein

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This is an action of assumpsit upon a fidelity bond executed by the Eagle Indemnity Company, a paid surety, in favor of Pry & Mathias, Inc. and Provident Trust Company of Pittsburgh, “jointly but not severally”, to insure them against loss by larceny or embezzlement of “money, funds or other personal property”, on the part of the principal, Harry A. Stein. The bond is in the amount of $25,000. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs in the same amount. Defendant’s motions for judgment n. o. v. and a new trial were refused, whereupon this appeal…