Downing v. Downing

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

This appeal brings up the record of the trial of an interpleader in which Sarah Downing, widow of William Downing, deceased, plaintiff, on the one hand, and decedent’s children by a former wife, defendants, on the other hand, claim a sum paid into court by the Police Beneficiary Association of the City of Philadelphia. The issue was made by an amended statement of claim, and an affidavit of defense. After a jury trial resulting in a verdict for plaintiff for the full amount, the court granted defendants’ motion for judgment for that amount notwithstanding the verdict; that…