Foreman v. Ahl
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of debt by Carey W. Ahl, against Frederick Foreman, commenced May 12th 1865. The same day the plaintiff filed the following statement of his cause of action:— The plaintiff’s claim in this action is founded on a promissory note of the defendant to J. W. Ahl, dated the 20th March 1865, for $2560, payable thirty days after date, upon which there is a credit of $160 as of the day upon which the said…
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of debt by Carey W. Ahl, against Frederick Foreman, commenced May 12th 1865. The same day the plaintiff filed the following statement of his cause of action:— The plaintiff’s claim in this action is founded on a promissory note of the defendant to J. W. Ahl, dated the 20th March 1865, for $2560, payable thirty days after date, upon which there is a credit of $160 as of the day upon which the said note was given, leaving a balance due of $2400, and the note was endorsed before maturity, for a valuable consideration, to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, November 7th 1867, by
Woodward, C. J.
— We have been considerably embarrassed in reviewing this case by the circumstance that the pleadings, if any were had, are not exhibited to us, but only certain agreements of counsel, which were substituted for the pleadings, and upon which the cause was tried and decided. It will be necessary to state the rise and progress of the cause, and the legal effect of these agreements, in order to an intelligent estimate of the errors assigned of record.
The action was debt by Carey W. Ahl, as endorsee, against Frederick…
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