Andrews Bros. v. Youngstown Coke Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
In Equity. Suit by the Andrews Bros. Company against the Youngstown Coke Company, Limited, to reform a certain written instrument, for specific performance thereof by defendant, and general relief.
1Opinion of the CourtAcheson, J.
The defendant, is a limited partnership association of the state of Pennsylvania, organized under and subject to the provisions of the act of assembly of June 2,1874. The fifth section of the act provides that “no liability for an amount exceeding five hundred dollars, except against the person incurring it, shall hind the said association, unless reduced to writing, and signed by at least two managers.” This clause of the act was considered by the supreme court of Pennsylvania in Melting Co. v. Reese, 118 Pa. St. 355, 12 Atl. Rep. 362, and it was there adjudged that a contract for a sale by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Glass v. HulbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Litchfield v. BallouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Snell v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Williams v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Pearce v. Madison & Indianapolis RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Andrews Bros. v. Youngstown Coke Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
- Youngstown Coke Co. v. Andrews Bros.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1897