Wolf v. Hostetter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 183, Jan. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of G. P. Lancaster Co., Feb. T., 1896, No. 42, refusing to strike off nonsuit. . Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Livingston, P. J. The note in suit was as follows: “$1225.75. Yoke, Penn’a, December 29th, 1896. “ Four .months after date we promise to pay to the order of A. B. Hostetter, Twelve Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars and Seventy-five Cents, at City Bank, without defalcation for value received.
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Appeal, No. 183, Jan. T., 1897, by plaintiff, from judgment of G. P. Lancaster Co., Feb. T., 1896, No. 42, refusing to strike off nonsuit. . Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Livingston, P. J. The note in suit was as follows: “$1225.75. Yoke, Penn’a, December 29th, 1896. “ Four .months after date we promise to pay to the order of A. B. Hostetter, Twelve Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars and Seventy-five Cents, at City Bank, without defalcation for value received. “ Banner Leae Tobacco Co. “No. 9041. Due May 2d. . “Endorsers — A. B. Hostetter, W. M. Jacobs & Co., J. P. Wolf.” The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Sterrett,
This suit was brought on a note made by “ Banner Leaf Tobacco Co.” for $1,225.75, at four months from December 29, 1894, to the order of A. B. Hostetter, one of the defendants, and by him indorsed, and then indorsed by the other defendant, W. M. Jacobs & Co. Judgment was taken against the payee and first indorser, for want of an appearance. As to Jacobs, the other defendant, issue was joined, and on the trial judgment of nonsuit was entered. This appeal is from the refusal of the court to take off-the nonsuit.
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