Crawford v. Davis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county : Of July Term 1882, No. 19. This was a feigned issue under the sheriffs interpleader Act, between William Crawford, plaintiff, and William II. Davis, defendant, to determine tbe title to certain cattle, which had been taken in execution as the property of Robert Crawford, under a judgment held by said Davis against Robert Crawford, and were claimed by William Crawford, son of Robert Crawford, tbe plaintiff in tbe issue.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county : Of July Term 1882, No. 19. This was a feigned issue under the sheriffs interpleader Act, between William Crawford, plaintiff, and William II. Davis, defendant, to determine tbe title to certain cattle, which had been taken in execution as the property of Robert Crawford, under a judgment held by said Davis against Robert Crawford, and were claimed by William Crawford, son of Robert Crawford, tbe plaintiff in tbe issue. On tbe trial, before Futhey, P. J., it was shown that the cattle in question had belonged to Robert Crawford, who made an…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Merour
The general rule is, that a sale of personal property is not good against the creditors of the vendor, unless posssession be delivered by the vendor in accordance with the sale. In determining the kind of possession necessary to be given, regard must be had not only to the character of the property, but also to the nature of the transaction, the position of the parties, and the intended use of the property. No such change of possession as will defeat the fair and honest object of the parties, is required. Thus where two brothers engaged in the business of manufacturing coaches, became…
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