Schempp ex rel. Oliver McClintock & Co. v. Fry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 187, Oct. T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1893, No. 210, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on garnishee’s bond. Before Ewing, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
In the year 1889, A. F. A. Brown and Margaret C. Brown, his wife, occupied a house in Allegheny City. The furniture in the house was the separate property of the wife. In the latter part of 1889, being about' to remove to New York, Mrs. Brown employed Schempp, the plaintiff, to pack and ship her furniture. To do this he hauled it to his warehouse in Pitts-burg, where it remained for more than a year. While it was in the warehouse, on the 31st of July, 1890, the wife sold it to Henry C. Fry, defendant, by regular transfer and bill of sale, and Fry notified Schempp.
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