PROVIDENT TR CO. v. INTERBORO B. & T. CO.


389 Pa. 548 (1957)

Provident Trust Company of Philadelphia v. Interboro Bank and Trust Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 28, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney L. Wickenhaver, with him Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, for appellant.

Herbert A. Barton, with him Robert W. Beatty and Swartz, Campbell & Henry, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, June 28, 1957:

On June 28, 1951, Arthur Benson obtained from Mrs. Cora V. Savidge, whom he had known for 25 years, a power of attorney to sell her Lansdowne property, manage the business of her deceased husband, invest funds, negotiate loans and accomplish other business matters not necessary to relate here. On July 6, 1951, he endorsed Mrs. Savidge's name without her knowledge to a judgment note and borrowed $6000 on it from the Interboro...

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