Keystone Watch Case Co. v. Fourth Street National Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Pliila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 990, on verdict for defendant. Sheriff’s interpleader. Before Brégy, J. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
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Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Pliila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 990, on verdict for defendant. Sheriff’s interpleader. Before Brégy, J. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant. The contract was a valid bailment: Forest v. Nelson, 108 Pa. 481; Ott v. Sweatman, 166 Pa. 229; Peek v. Pleim, 127 Pa. 500; Becker v. Smith, 59 Pa. 469; Brown Bros. & Co. v. Billington, 168 Pa. 76; Myers v. Harvey, 2…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Dean,
This was a feigned issue under the sheriff’s interpleader act. The defendant bank, a judgment creditor of Williams & Ulmer, a firm of jewelers doing business in Philadelphia, levied upon the goods in dispute as the property of their judgment debtors. The plaintiff, the Keystone Watch Case Company, averred the goods belonged to it, and were in possession of Williams & Ulmer as agents or bailees. The contract under which the judgment debtors held possession of the goods was in writing, and the issue turned almost wholly on a construction of the instrument. The learned…
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