Sweeney v. Girolo
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, E. P. Sweeney and G. W. Hoover, trading as the Curwensville Stone Co., from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 299, on verdict for defendant, Andrew Girolo. Replevin for goods bought under an alleged invalid constable’s sale. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1893, by plaintiff, E. P. Sweeney and G. W. Hoover, trading as the Curwensville Stone Co., from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 299, on verdict for defendant, Andrew Girolo. Replevin for goods bought under an alleged invalid constable’s sale. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Plaintiffs’ points were among others as follows : “ 1. The judgments vs. E. P. Sweeney upon which the executions were issued and under which the constable made the sale of the property, being void for want of jurisdiction, there was no authority to make…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
' The appellants were dealing in stone taken from their quarry. Instead of quarrying the stone themselves, they entered -into an agreement with Michael Saturday, under which he was to operate it, dress and load the stone upon the cars for so much per cubic foot, and hire and pay for the labor. On June 21, 1890, summonses were issued in three actions by a justice of the peace against E. P. Sweeney, one of the appellants, and by default judgment was entered, executions were issued upon them and the property in question was sold to the appellee.. Thereupon the…
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