Legal Opinion

Finney v. Finney

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County

Decided October 1, 1856PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

From the facts stated in this case, we collect, that before the writing on which the cause mainly turns was en*71tered into, Elizabeth, Susan, and Ann Finney, each had a claim for services rendered to James B. Finney in his lifetime. The writing appears to have been drawn with a view to the establishment and recognition of these claims. None of the obligors bind themselves individually, but merely agree that the money shall be paid out of James B. Finney’s estate. The contract is drawn with a view to the joint obligation of the three brothers, and was doubtless expected to be signed…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bean v. ParkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1822
  2. Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Karnauch v. Shaffer, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1935

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