Bessen Bros. v. Brooks

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This comes before us on appeal from the refusal of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia to enter judgment non obstante veredicto or grant a new trial after a verdict for the defendant by a jury.

The plaintiff brought an action in assumpsit to recover $675 with interest as the value of a fur coat which had been obtained by defendant from plaintiff. At the time of receiving the coat the defendant signed *432what was termed a “Memorandum Receipt.” It was in the following form:

“from Bessen Bros, incorporated Manufacturing Furriers

350 Seventh Avenue New York 1, N. Y. Sept. 7, 1949…