Commonwealth v. Doubleday-Hill Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 20, Oct. T., 1913, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 933, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for us» of the creditors and Robert Hawk, Receiver of the Coney Island Amusement Company, a corporation, v. Doubleday-Hill Electric Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania, Iron City Engineering Company, a corporation of New Jersey, and C. A. Lawrence. Assumpsit on a bond.
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Appeal, No. 20, Oct. T., 1913, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1909, No. 933, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for us» of the creditors and Robert Hawk, Receiver of the Coney Island Amusement Company, a corporation, v. Doubleday-Hill Electric Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania, Iron City Engineering Company, a corporation of New Jersey, and C. A. Lawrence. Assumpsit on a bond. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $8,917.11 and judgment thereon. Defendants…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
Robert Hawk, receiver of the Coney Island Amusement Company, sold its property and effects for $8,000 at a public sale held August 12, 1908. Exceptions were filed to the receiver’s return to the order of sale on the ground of inadequacy of price, and the sale was set aside under an order of the court, requiring the excep*237taut, the Iron City Engineering Company, one of the appellants, to file a bond, the condition of which was as follows: “If the said parties to this obligation, or any of them, shall, at the sale of the property and effects of the Coney Island…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Weightman v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Commonwealth v. Doubleday-Hill Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909