Zidek v. Forbes National Bank

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

On January 1, 1937, the plaintiff, Susan Zidek, received persona] injuries in an accident involving a truck of the West Penn Power Company. Thereafter, she retained Elery Mahaffey, an attorney at law, and on November 4,1937, executed a power of attorney authorizing Mahaffey to “either settle, adjust, enter suit, pursue said suit in the proper courts, or otherwise dispose of her claim against the West Penn Power Company . . .” Subsequently, Mahaffey, acting for and on behalf of the plaintiff under the power of attorney, made a settlement with the West Penn Power Company,…