Reports of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Which Have Been Omitted from the Regular Reports

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... Chapin, 8 Wr. 9; Negley vs. Lindsay, 67 Penna. 217; Learning vs. Wise, 73 Penna. 173. Paul M. Elsas$er, Esq., for defendants in error argued that in the case of Dougherty vs. Bank the owner of the deposit was alive. The right of the creditors attached upon the death of Gormley; Jordan vs. Sharlock, 3 Norris 368; Bosler's Administrator vs. Bank, 4 Pa. 32. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 4th, 1884, in the following opinion: Per Curiam. On the death of Joseph Gormley insolvent, all his creditors acquired a claim on his estate. Although this money was on deposit in the bank, yet it stood to his credit, and until his death was subject to his check. The fact that the bank held a note which they had discounted for him on his indorsement; but which was not due when he died, gave it no lien on this money, nor any preferred right thereto over other creditors of the decedent. As it had no such preferred right during his life, it acquired none by his death. The case of Dougherty vs. Bank, 9 W. N. C. 1, is not applicable to the facts in this case. Judgment affirmed. ARCHBALD BOROUGH. The time of filing the petition required by the Act of Feb. 1G, 1883, is only-directory, and a failure to compiy with the Act will not neoesaarily render an election of School Direotors invalid. Certiorari to the Quarter Sessions of Lackawanna County. No. 181 July Term, 1883. The Court of Quarter Sessions made the following order: And now Feb. 17th, 1883, the petition referred to under the Act of Assembly of Feb. 16th, 1883, entitled, "A further supplement to the Act approved 14th day of May, A. D., 1874, entitled, 'An Act to prescribe the manner in which the Court may divide boroughs into wards, and to provide for a ward representation upon Scho...