Curren v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. THIS case came before the Court on a bill of exceptions to evidence, sealed by the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia. . It was an action to recover the value of a quantity of lime sold and delivered by Crawford, the plaintiff below, to Curren. On the trial the plaintiff produced books, which he swore were his books of original entries of goods sold and delivered, and that the entries were made at the times, and by himself.
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In Error. THIS case came before the Court on a bill of exceptions to evidence, sealed by the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia. . It was an action to recover the value of a quantity of lime sold and delivered by Crawford, the plaintiff below, to Curren. On the trial the plaintiff produced books, which he swore were his books of original entries of goods sold and delivered, and that the entries were made at the times, and by himself. On his cross-examination he stated, that he was present at some of the times when limé was delivered to Curren; that by “ the times f…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Duncan J.
The bill of exceptions states the circumstances under which the entry in the book now objected to, was permitted to go to the jury.
Books of original entries, verified by the oath of the part)', and that the entries were made by him, ‘have always been received in evidence in Pennsylvania, from necessity, as business is very often carried on by the principal, and many of our tradesmen do not keep clerks. In the country there would be a stagnation of all credit, if this were not the case. It is superfluous to cite authorities to prove a course of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Vosburgh v. ThayerNew York Supreme Court · 1815
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