ALEXANDER, ETC. v. CENTRAL PENN NAT. BK.


494 Pa. 219 (1981)

431 A.2d 228

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER, INC. v. CENTRAL PENN NATIONAL BANK, John G. Berg, Franklin Equity Corp. (formerly Franklin National Prop. Inc.), Arcon, Inc., Applied Resources Corporation and/or Applied Resources Associates, Bo Brock Realty Co., Walton Road Corporation, John Lofton, Inc., English Village Associates, Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Plymouth Meeting Management Corp., James W. Hughes & Co., J.W. Hughes Construction Co. Appeal of John G. BERG.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Ackerman, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Jess Leventhal, Philadelphia, Roger B. Reynolds, Jr., Norristown, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an Order of the Superior Court affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, refusing to release collateral posted for a bond. We reverse.

In 1975 appellee, Alexander & Alexander, sued appellant Berg and eleven other defendants. The gist of the complaint is that the defendants "jointly and severally" requested the appellee to issue certain bonds, policies...

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