Legal Opinion

Garber v. Doersom

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1887No. 119PublishedCited by 6 opinions

ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LANCASTER COUNTY. No. 119 July Term 1886, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 82 February Term 1885, C. P. The action was in trover by Philip Doersom and Philip Rudy against Andrew Garber to recover damages for the conversion by the defendant of two iron hog-troughs, one fat hog, about thirty tons of hay, about eighteen tons of straw, a lot of tobacco, a lot of lumber, one half interest in fourteen acres of corn, the corn-fodder on fourteen acres…

Read the full summary

ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE LANCASTER COUNTY. No. 119 July Term 1886, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 82 February Term 1885, C. P. The action was in trover by Philip Doersom and Philip Rudy against Andrew Garber to recover damages for the conversion by the defendant of two iron hog-troughs, one fat hog, about thirty tons of hay, about eighteen tons of straw, a lot of tobacco, a lot of lumber, one half interest in fourteen acres of corn, the corn-fodder on fourteen acres of ground, and certain other articles claimed by the plaintiffs. In 1884, Jonas B. Garber was tenant of the farm of…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion,

Me. Chief Justice Goedon :

A brief statement of the facts of this case will, we apprehend, very clearly demonstrate that the plaintiff in error has no good reason to complain of the rulings and judgment in the court below. The plaintiffs below had two several judgments against Jonas B. Garber; on these judgments executions were issued, and levies made on the property in controversy as the property of the said Jonas B. Garber, November 11, 1884.

Preceding these executions, October 23, 1884, Andrew Garber issued an attachment under the act of 1869, against this same defendant, who is his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strouse's v. BeckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
  2. Sheaffer v. EakmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
  3. Huey's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
  4. Trout v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1864

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Donahue v. Punxsutawney BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  2. Bell v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  3. Donnelly v. Public Service Commission & Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  4. Reese v. AdamsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  5. Etnier v. PascoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API