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4 Walk. 406

Morgan's Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 5, 1883

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1883-03-05

Im Equity. No. 98, January Term, 1883. John T. Morgan borrowed money of the National Building-Association, giving security. Afterwards there was a dispute as to the amount due, and Morgan took a rule to open the-judgment. Pending this rule, Morgan paid the Receiver of the: association $356.38 and took the following receipt: In Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, No. 573, April T., 1881.

Decided 1883-03-05

¶1The Supreme Court affirmed the decree of the Common Pleas on March 5th, 1883, in the following opinion:

Per Curiam.

¶2In the alleged settlement the appellee acted in a fiduciary ■character. The receipt which he gave was not to be a satisfaction of the judgment, unless the terms of settlement were approved by the Court. They were not so approved. In addition to this, the Court had actually passed upon the merits of this case in a former application. Granting that it was in an irregular proceeding, yet if all the equities were there submitted by the parties, and considered and decided by the Court, without .any objection to the form of application, the decree therein made, may well be held sufficient to defeat this bill in equity.

¶3Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellant.

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