Alexander v. Righter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 10, Jan. T., 1913, by George W. Righter, defendant, from judgment of O. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1911, No. 295, on verdict for plaintiff in case of H. Warren Alexander, Jr., v. George W. Righter, G. Harold Righter and Irving W. Sander-son. Assumpsit to recover upon an oral contract. Before Johnson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,329.84. George W. Righter, one of the defendants, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 10, Jan. T., 1913, by George W. Righter, defendant, from judgment of O. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1911, No. 295, on verdict for plaintiff in case of H. Warren Alexander, Jr., v. George W. Righter, G. Harold Righter and Irving W. Sander-son. Assumpsit to recover upon an oral contract. Before Johnson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,329.84. George W. Righter, one of the defendants, appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence and instructions to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiff was a member of a copartnership with the defendant and two others, in which each had furnished a share* of the capital; the plaintiff desired to withdraw and prepared a written statement showing the amounts contributed by him; the other partners agreed to the correctness of the sum claimed and gave him per*24mission to retire; in order to carry out the understand- • ing between them the plaintiff prepared a series of notes . drawn to Ms order and payable at successive dates, covering a period of fifteen months; these notes were signed by one of the…
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