Leas v. James
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a .writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county. In the court below itewas an action of debt on assumpsit, brought by David James,t\\ejis.i'aüShe\o'w,Ags.m?ABe,njamin Leas,¡má Henry Leas, defendants below, and plaintiffs in error, in which the plaintiff filed a statement, alleging his demand to be founded on a book account, for goods, wares and merchandizes, sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the defendants, and also for commission on certain…
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This was a .writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county. In the court below itewas an action of debt on assumpsit, brought by David James,t\\ejis.i'aüShe\o'w,Ags.m?ABe,njamin Leas,¡má Henry Leas, defendants below, and plaintiffs in error, in which the plaintiff filed a statement, alleging his demand to be founded on a book account, for goods, wares and merchandizes, sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the defendants, and also for commission on certain goods purchased for the defendants, leather sold for them, and money paid as follows; (then followed the account,) May,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tilghman, C. S.
David James, the plaintiff below, filed a statement, in which he declared his cause of action to be a book account, for goods,. wares and merchandize, sold and delivered by him to the defendants, and also for commission on certain goods purchased for the defendants, leather sold for them, and money paid, on their account, as follows, viz. (then followed the amount of particulars,) 1st May, 1816, balance #2432, 15, &c. &c. On the trial of the cause, the plaintiff in support of this action, gave in evidence, an entry in his day book,…
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