Legal Opinion

Schofield v. Shiffer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 19, 1893No. Appeal, No. 111PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal, No. 111, Jan. T., 1893, by defendants, J. B. Shiffer, Administrator, et al., from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1891, No. 220, on verdict for plaintiffs, Schofield, Mason & Co. Sheriff’s interpleader to determine ownership of goods. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.

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Appeal, No. 111, Jan. T., 1893, by defendants, J. B. Shiffer, Administrator, et al., from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1891, No. 220, on verdict for plaintiffs, Schofield, Mason & Co. Sheriff’s interpleader to determine ownership of goods. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. At the trial, before Sayidge, P. J., of the 8th judicial district, specially presiding, plaintiffs offered in evidence the following papers : “Statement of H. D. Judd & Company. Standing January 20,1891: Stock $19,4-60.37 ; cash $452.44 ; good accounts $6,476.50. Total $26,389.31.…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Dean,

This case is not very different in the questions raised from thaLof W. & J. Sloan against the same defendants, argued and decided at this term [the preceding case]. The charge of the learned judge of the court below, to which there are five assignments of error, taken as a whole, was a correct and full statement of the law on the evidence. That part of it embraced in the third assignment, standing by itself, not read in connection with what precedes and follows it, and leaving out of view the undisputed facts, is certainly error. It is as follows :

“ And I further…

2Cited by21 opinions

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  3. Capital Garage Co. v. PowellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
  4. Labor, B.N.F. v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1930
  5. Powers v. Trustees of Caledonia County Grammar SchoolSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919

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