Nelson v. Guffey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEPENDANT PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OP ALLEGHENY COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No. 231 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 117 September Term 1888, C. P. in Equity.
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APPEAL BY DEPENDANT PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OP ALLEGHENY COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No. 231 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 117 September Term 1888, C. P. in Equity. On June 20, 1888, a bill in equity was filed by William Nelson against William C. Guffey, in which it was in substance averred: That on June 6, 1874, William C. Guffey, the defendant, then and now a resident of Westmoreland county, obtained an award of arbitrators against the firm of Blackmore & Nelson, composed of William Nelson, the plaintiff, and James Blackmore, since deceased, which was entered as a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Me. Justice Williams :
The history of the litigation brought to our attention by the bill and answer in this case may, without offence, be characterized as a remarkable one. In 1873, and for some time prior thereto, Blackmore and Nelson were engaged in business as partners. They owed William C. Guffey for goods sold prior to October 18, 1873, and he obtained judgment in the Common Pleas of Allegheny county, No. 1, on an award of arbitrators, for $9,652.64. Judgment was entered on the award on June 6, 1874. On July 7, 1874, a copy of the record of the judgment so obtained was filed in…
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