Beckman v. Bierstein

Paul, J.,

— Plaintiff filed an action in assumpsit against defendant whose attorney filed an answer called “Statutory Demurrer Under Section 20 of the Practice Act of 1915”. The suit is brought by plaintiff as Secretary of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also as receiver of the Shenandoah Trust Co., Shenandoah, Pa. The suit is based on a promissory note made, executed, and delivered by Joseph L. *338Ruth to the order of P. W. Bierstein (defendant) and S. J. Mockaitis, both of whom endorsed and delivered the note to the Shenandoah Trust Co., now under control of the Secretary of…