Weakly v. Royer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Cumberland county. The facts of this case, upon which the judgment of the court was founded, are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The cause was argued by
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
This was an action of trespass brought by Weakly, the plaintiff in error, against John Royer, Benjamin Royer and Emanuel Royer for beating and killing a colt, the property of the plaintiff. On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff produced witnesses who testified that John and Benjamin beat and abused the colt on Friday of a certain week before the commencement of the suit, and that Emanuel beat and abused it on the Saturday following. The defendants were brothers, and lived together as members of their father’s family; but it did not appear…
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