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Vincent v. Watson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 6, 1851PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to the Common Pleas of Mercer county. This was the case of an attachment execution, issued by Yincent and Himrod against Irvin, defendant, and Watson & Whitaker, garnishees.

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Error to the Common Pleas of Mercer county. This was the case of an attachment execution, issued by Yincent and Himrod against Irvin, defendant, and Watson & Whitaker, garnishees. The attachment execution was issued on 21st July, 1849. An agreement under seal, dated July 7,1849, was entered into between Irvin, and Watson & Whitaker, whereby Irvin leased to Watson & Whitaker certain furnaces; viz., the Hope and Perry, and Harry of the West, and ore banks, at a rent of 75 tons of pig metal yearly for each furnace; to pay only for time the Hope and Perry are in blast; which period is entirely…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Chambers, J.

An execution attachment was issued on 21st July, 1849, on a judgment of the plaintiffs against William Irvin, for $11,300; and served the same day on Watson & Whitaker, garnishees, attaching the rights of Irvin, arising under an agreement between Irvin and Watson & Whitaker, made on the 7th of the same month. By that agreement Irvin leased to Watson & Whitaker for five years, two furnaces with the ore banks, at a rent of 75 tons of pig metal yearly for each furnace, to pay yearly and for the time they were in blast. By the same agreement…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Arnold v. LymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1821
  2. Hind v. HoldshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833

3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth Marine & General Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth Marine & General Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. System Co. v. Lycoming Foundry & Machine Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911

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