Hartman v. Hefflefinger
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 24, March T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., May T., 1910, No. 243, on verdict for defendant in case of Charles A. Hartman v. William A. Hefflefinger and Emma Hefflefinger. Replevin for goods sold at a sheriff’s sale. Before Sadler, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 24, March T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., May T., 1910, No. 243, on verdict for defendant in case of Charles A. Hartman v. William A. Hefflefinger and Emma Hefflefinger. Replevin for goods sold at a sheriff’s sale. Before Sadler, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The trial judge charged in part as follows: Our view of the law is that if Mr. Gilbert in good faith made a sale on February 12, 1910, to Mrs. Hefflefinger, on the agreement that it should be credited on his indebtedness, and that understanding was carried out…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an action of replevin brought to determine the right of possession to certain articles of personal property which formerly belonged to and were in the possession of Wallace H. Gilbert, a merchant, of Newville, Pennsylvania.
On February 11, 1910, Gilbert was, on his own petition, adjudged a bankrupt in the district court of the United States for the middle district of Pennsylvania. In his petition he, under the exemption laws, reserved the following: “Household goods under Act of 1849 Laws of Penna., consisting of bed and bedding, part of parlor suite, carpets,…
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