First Citizens National Bank v. Sherwood

879 A.2d 178 (2005)

FIRST CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Appellant,

v.

Arthur W. SHERWOOD and Bradford County Recorder of Deeds, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 4, 2003.

Decided July 20, 2005.

William Alan Shaw, Esq., Richard R. Jennings, Esq., Sayre, for First Citizens National Bank.

Joseph G. Ferguson, Esq., Scranton, for Arthur W. Sherwood, M.D.

Mark William Smith, Esq., Towanda, for Bradford County Recorder of Deeds.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This is a statutory construction matter. Specifically, we are…