Hinchman v. Richie
Philadelphia Court of Nisi Prius
This was ail action on the case, in the nature of a writ of conspiracy, brought by Morgan Hinchman against Samuel S. Richie, Edward Richie, John M. Whitall, George M. Elkinton, John Lippincott, John D. Griscorn, Anna W. Hinchman, John L.Kite, Elizabeth R. Shoemaker, Benjamin H. Warder, Philip Garrett, Joshua H. Worthington, Charles Evans, William Biddle and Thomas Wistar, Jr. The first count in the declaration charged that the defendants conspired together to aggrieve and…
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This was ail action on the case, in the nature of a writ of conspiracy, brought by Morgan Hinchman against Samuel S. Richie, Edward Richie, John M. Whitall, George M. Elkinton, John Lippincott, John D. Griscorn, Anna W. Hinchman, John L.Kite, Elizabeth R. Shoemaker, Benjamin H. Warder, Philip Garrett, Joshua H. Worthington, Charles Evans, William Biddle and Thomas Wistar, Jr. The first count in the declaration charged that the defendants conspired together to aggrieve and impoverish the plaintiff, and get possession of his property, and to cause him to be suspected and-believed to be a person…
1Opinion of the Court
Burnside, J.,
refused to discharge the defendants, Gris-com, Garrett, Worthington, Wistar or Warder; but charged the jury that there was no evidence against Dr. Charles Evans or Anna W. Hinchman, and directed them to bring in a verdict of “ not guilty ” as to them.
The jury rendered a verdict in favour of Dr. Evans, but refused to discharge A. W. Hinchman.
The defence set up was that Morgan Hinchman, at the time of his confinement in the lunatic asylum, was actually deranged; and that the defendants acted throughout with a regard to his welfare and convalescence.
It was shown, that the plaintiff…
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