Richter v. Selin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error, ON a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of . , Union county, the case was as follows: On the 28th May, 1817, a suit was commenced by Peter Richter, the plaintiff in error, against Anthony C. Selin, the defendant in error, on a promissory note drawn by Marshall Goughler, dated August 7th, 1816, for 1688 dollars 58 cents, payable eight months after date to Anthony C. Selin or order, by whom it was endorsed in blank and delivered •to Nathan Dunn, who endorsed…
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In Error, ON a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of . , Union county, the case was as follows: On the 28th May, 1817, a suit was commenced by Peter Richter, the plaintiff in error, against Anthony C. Selin, the defendant in error, on a promissory note drawn by Marshall Goughler, dated August 7th, 1816, for 1688 dollars 58 cents, payable eight months after date to Anthony C. Selin or order, by whom it was endorsed in blank and delivered •to Nathan Dunn, who endorsed it specially to Peter Richter, the plaintiff. On the 16th of September, 1817, the defendant appeared and confessed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Duncan j. —
There are four bills of exceptions taken by the plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, to the admission and rejection of evidence.
The first is, on the admission of the two notes of Corlies 8? Naglee to Nathan Dunn, endorsed by him to Marshall 8? Goughler, and by them delivered over to the defendant, after the commencement of this suit. To understand the nature of this objection, it is necessary to give a brief view of this complicated transaction.
Marshall 8? Goughler were indebted to Corlies 8? Naglee in the sum of 1444 dollars 44…
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