Fuhrman v. Loudon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. The defendant in error, Henry Ldudon, brought this action of debt in the Court of Common Pleas of Perry county, on three bonds given by Jacob Fuhrman, the plaintiff in error, to secure the consideration money of a tract of land purchased by the said Fuhrman, from a certain Jacob Poop, who had purchased it from the said Henry Loudon; and, by the agreement of the parties, the bonds, instead of being given to Poop, were given to Loudon.
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IN ERROR. The defendant in error, Henry Ldudon, brought this action of debt in the Court of Common Pleas of Perry county, on three bonds given by Jacob Fuhrman, the plaintiff in error, to secure the consideration money of a tract of land purchased by the said Fuhrman, from a certain Jacob Poop, who had purchased it from the said Henry Loudon; and, by the agreement of the parties, the bonds, instead of being given to Poop, were given to Loudon. The defendant pleaded payment, with leave to give the special matter in evidence, of which he gave the. following specification: 1. That the land, for…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by .
Tilghman, C. J.
This is an action of debt, on three bonds given by Jacob Fuhrman, the plaintiff in error, who was defendant below, to Henry Loudon, the plaintiff. These bonds were given to secure the purchase money of a tract of land, sold by the plaintiff to Jacob Roop, from whom the defendant purchased; it having been agreed, by all the parties interested, that the defend*390ant, instead of giving his bonds to Roop, should give them to the plaintiff. The defendant' having pleaded payment, with leave to give the special matters in evidence, rested his…
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