Clark v. Elkin

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

This appeal is based upon a refusal to set aside the geryi.ee of a bill asking for specific performance of a con tract made by plaintiff, Clark, with defendants for tbe sale of stock of the Lanrel Run Oil Company. The action was instituted in Philadelphia County, where two of the parties were found, and the attempt was made to bring in the third, who resided in Indiana County, under the provisions of the Act of 1859, it being averred that principal defendants were properly summoned in the jurisdiction first mentioned. Section 1 of that statute (April 6, 1859, P.…