Hoffa v. Person
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Jan. T., 1896, by-Alvin Millheim et al., wage claimants from the definitive decree of C. P. Wyoming Co., April T., 1894, No. 72, in the distribution of the fund arising from the sheriff’s sale of the personal property of D. W. Person, and in making distribution of said fund. Exceptions to report of auditor appointed to distribute proceeds of fund arising from sale of personal property of D. W. Person.
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Appeal, No. 21, Jan. T., 1896, by-Alvin Millheim et al., wage claimants from the definitive decree of C. P. Wyoming Co., April T., 1894, No. 72, in the distribution of the fund arising from the sheriff’s sale of the personal property of D. W. Person, and in making distribution of said fund. Exceptions to report of auditor appointed to distribute proceeds of fund arising from sale of personal property of D. W. Person. The auditor awarded as preferred claims the following: The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the Superior Court and from the report of the preceding branch of this…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
D. W. Person owned and operated a sawmill in Wyoming county. In the course of his business he made a contract with Alvin Millheim and Edward Millheim for cutting, skidding and hauling logs and peeling bark, agreeing therein to pay them by the thousand for cutting, skidding and hauling the logs and by the cord for peeling the bark. He made a similar contract with D. W. Wright and Harvey Mayo for hauling bark from the woods to the railroad at Lopez, Sullivan county, to be paid for by the ton. Becoming involved Person’s personal property was levied upon by virtue of…
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- Seiders's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Wentroth's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
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