Catasauqua National Bank v. Miller
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 250, October T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., January T., 1913, No. 11,,for plaintiff non obstante veredicto in case of Catasauqua National Bank v. Amos E. Miller. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Broom-all, J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for defendant. Subsequently the court entered judgment for plaintiff for $843.02, non obstante veredicto.
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Appeal, No. 250, October T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., January T., 1913, No. 11,,for plaintiff non obstante veredicto in case of Catasauqua National Bank v. Amos E. Miller. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Broom-all, J. At the trial the jury returned a verdict for defendant. Subsequently the court entered judgment for plaintiff for $843.02, non obstante veredicto. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff n. o. v. When the establishment of a question of fact depends upon oral testimony, the credibility of the witness or witnesses is for the jury…
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Head, J.,
The defendant, having been induced by certain false representations, to which later reference will be made concluded to buy certain shares of stock in a corporation known as “Corporation Funding and Finance Company.” In payment of the purchase-price of said shares he executed and delivered to the corporation his promissory negotiable note in the sum of $1,000. This was in 1911. The note in due course and before maturity was endorsed by the payee corporation, and at its instance and for its benefit was discounted by the plaintiff bank. When it was about to mature, notice was…
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