Bank of North America v. Penn Motor Car Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 305, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiff from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1910, No. 3410, dismissing exceptions to referee’s report in case of Bank of North America v. Penn Motor Car Company. Exceptions to report of Richard S. Hunter, Esq., referee.
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Appeal, No. 305, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiff from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1910, No. 3410, dismissing exceptions to referee’s report in case of Bank of North America v. Penn Motor Car Company. Exceptions to report of Richard S. Hunter, Esq., referee. From the record it appeared that the action was one in replevin instituted against the Penn Motor Car Company, a few days before its bankruptcy to obtain possession of eighteen motor cars of the alleged aggregate value of $23,080. Of these eleven were taken by the sheriff upon the writ and delivered to the appellant. One was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elicin,
This case was tried without a jury under the act of May 14, 1874, P. L. 166. The referee has found all the material facts and has clearly and comprehensively stated them in his report. The questions involved have received most intelligent consideration and the reasons given for the conclusion reached are indicative of a thorough understanding of the legal principles upon which the rights of the parties depend. The contract entered into between the appellant bank and the motor car company was a perfectly proper one, binding upon the parties according to its terms.…
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