Legal Opinion

Yeany, ex rel. Gold Standard National Bank v. Shannon

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 8, 1917No. Appeal, No. 80PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1916, by I. M. Shannon, Executor of the Estate of E. Y. Shannon, deceased, from judgment of O. P. Clarion Co-., Aug. T., 1912, No. 73, discharging rule to open a judgment, in case of P. Y. Yeany, to use of the Gold Standard National Bank of Marienville, Pa., v. E. Y. Shannon. Buie to open a judgment entered upon a judgment note given by a married woman. Before Criswell, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.

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Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1916, by I. M. Shannon, Executor of the Estate of E. Y. Shannon, deceased, from judgment of O. P. Clarion Co-., Aug. T., 1912, No. 73, discharging rule to open a judgment, in case of P. Y. Yeany, to use of the Gold Standard National Bank of Marienville, Pa., v. E. Y. Shannon. Buie to open a judgment entered upon a judgment note given by a married woman. Before Criswell, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court discharged the rule. I. M. Shannon, Executor of the Estate of E. Y. Shannon, deceased, appealed. Error assigned was in discharging the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Walling,

This is an appeal from an order discharging a rule to open judgment entered upon a note given by a married woman, the defense set up being that she was an accommodation maker. In 1900 Mrs. E. Y. Shannon gave a note for $4,000.00 to the Second National Bank of Clarion of which her husband, I. M. Shannon, was then cashier. This was done to* aid Mr. Shannon in the purchase of a mortgage. The note ivas renewed to the bank from time to time; and finally replaced by a note made by Mrs. Shannop payable to her brother, P. M. Yeany, and by him guaranteed and assigned to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herr v. ReinoehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  2. Farmers & Merchants Bank v. DonnellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  3. Manor National Bank v. LowerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. Class & Nachod Brewing Co. v. RagoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Newhall v. ArnettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  2. Western National Bank v. LevinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. First Nat. Bk., Etc. v. Walsh, Admrx.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  4. Frankford Trust Co. v. WszolekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Scott v. BedellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

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