St. Clair v. Hastings
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 174, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster County, Jan. T., 1918, No. 38, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of William G. St. Clair, trading as William G. St. Clair Co., v. William S. Hastings, Sr. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Hassler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of §1,068.72, and judgment was entered thereon.
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Appeal, No. 174, Oct. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster County, Jan. T., 1918, No. 38, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of William G. St. Clair, trading as William G. St. Clair Co., v. William S. Hastings, Sr. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Hassler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of §1,068.72, and judgment was entered thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was the charge of the court in directing a verdict for the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The note in question was procured by fraud. It was incumbent upon the present holder to show that he was an innocent purchaser for value without knowledge of the fraud. To meet these requirements the plaintiff, St. Clair, narrated all the circumstances attending the procuring of the note from Mr. Ployd, the president of the First National Sales Corporation and gave full details of the transactions between him and said company from the books of original entry. He showed the dates and amounts of the bills which made up the total for which the note was transferred in part…
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