Hart v. Yunt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the district court of Lancaster county. Bradford, president. In an action for money had and received by Daniel Hart against George Yunt, the defendant called a witness to prove that he had met the parties at their request, and examined their papers; that he had made a list .of receipts for money which they both admitted to be right as credits in their settlement.
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ERROR to the district court of Lancaster county. Bradford, president. In an action for money had and received by Daniel Hart against George Yunt, the defendant called a witness to prove that he had met the parties at their request, and examined their papers; that he had made a list .of receipts for money which they both admitted to be right as credits in their settlement. The witness produced the list and the defendant offered to read it to the jury, to which the plaintiff objected, but the court overruled the objection, and the paper was read. The admission of this evidence was the subject…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
The court below erred in admitting the defendant to give in evidence to the jury the written memorandum made out by George Duchman, of receipts alleged to have been given by the plaintiff to the defendant for .moneys received of him at different times in discharge of the demand or claim, for the recovery of which the plaintiff brought this action. Duchman testified that he made this memorandum out from the receipts which were then in the possession of the defendant, and produced by him, read over by him and agreed to -by the plaintiff. It is…
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