Johnson v. Carver
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 108, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 3, Pbila. Co., March T., 1895, No. 497, entering judgment for plaintiffs, with imposed condition. Assumpsit for work and labor done. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court made the order recited at length in the opinion of the Supreme Court. JSrror assigned was above oraer.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The plaintiffs brought suit to recover from defendants the sum of 13,946.10, with 'interest from March 26, 1895. The claim was for work done and material furnished by plaintiffs in the manufacture of printing and embossing presses for defendants, the patterns and plans for the work being furnished by defendants, and were in plaintiffs’ possession when suit was brought.
*202The defendants filed an affidavit of defense, in which they averred the claim was unjust and excessive, especially a charge for 6423¿ hours of work at 50 cents per hour — $3,211.63— upon six embossing…
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