Wirebach's v. First National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of January Term 1881, No. 78. Assumpsit, by the First National Bank of Easton, Pa., against Ilrbanus Wirebach, surviving executor, &c., of Jacob C. Wirebach, deceased, upon a promissory note, dated December 7th 1876, for $10,075.92. drawn by Richards & Christman to the order of Jacob C. Wirebach and endorsed by him. When the case was called for trial, before Meyers, P. J., one Daniel E. Richards was drawn as a juror.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of January Term 1881, No. 78. Assumpsit, by the First National Bank of Easton, Pa., against Ilrbanus Wirebach, surviving executor, &c., of Jacob C. Wirebach, deceased, upon a promissory note, dated December 7th 1876, for $10,075.92. drawn by Richards & Christman to the order of Jacob C. Wirebach and endorsed by him. When the case was called for trial, before Meyers, P. J., one Daniel E. Richards was drawn as a juror. Being examined on his voir dire (the appointment of triors being waived by agreement), ho testified that he was second…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
Where a person fairly a,nd in good faith, sells property or loans money to a lunatic who appears to be sane and is not known by the vendor or lender to be insane, and who has not been found to be a lunatic by judicial proceedings, and the lunatic receives and uses the same, whereby the contract becomes so far executed that the parties cannot be placed in statu quo, such a contract cannot afterwards be set aside, or payment refused by the lunatic or his representatives: La Rue v. Gilkyson, 4 Barr 375; Beals v. See, 10 Id. 56; Lancaster County Bank v. Moore, 28 P. F. Smith 407; Wilder v.…
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