Brothers v. Girard National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 110, 112, 150, 170, 172, Jan. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., Sept.
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Appeals, Nos. 110, 112, 150, 170, 172, Jan. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1913, Nos. 1857, 1861, 1859, 1858, 1860, on verdicts for plaintiff in cases of Blum Brothers, Incorporated, in the hands of Edward Wolf and Willard P. Barrows, Receivers, v. The Girard National Bank of Philadelphia; Blum Brothers, Incorporated, v. Franklin National Bank; Blum Brothers, Incorporated, v. Philadelphia National Bank; Blum Brothers, Incorporated, v. Bank of North America; Blum Brothers, Incorporated, v. Fourth Street National Bank. Assumpsit on promissory…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
Five judgments were entered against several national banks, each for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, and the respective defendants have appealed. The appeals were argued together, and we shall dispose of them in one opinion.
It appears that on July 31, 1913, Edward Wolf and-Willard P. Barrows were appointed receivers for Blum Brothers, a trading company incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, doing business at Philadelphia. The bill in equity which led to the appointment of the receivers was filed by stockholders, and averred that the corporation…
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