Dauler v. Hartley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 87, Jan. T., 1896, by J. M. Campbell, from decree of C. P. Bedford Co., Feb. T., 1891 No. 1, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for an account and injunction. The case was referred to J. G. Bussell, Esq., as master and examiner.
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Appeal, No. 87, Jan. T., 1896, by J. M. Campbell, from decree of C. P. Bedford Co., Feb. T., 1891 No. 1, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for an account and injunction. The case was referred to J. G. Bussell, Esq., as master and examiner. The master found that the plaintiffs and the defendants all resided in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the transactions in controversy, except J. M. Campbell, who resided in Pittsburg, and carried on the business there of a general broker in stocks, grains, etc. He had special wires under an arrangement with a telegraph company, which he hired…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gbeen,
The controversy in this case is over a fund in the hands of J. G. Hartley & Co., one of the defendants. The money in their possession is claimed by J. M. Campbell, another defendant who is the appellant, and it is also claimed by the plaintiffs. Hartley & Co. make no claim to it whatever, and so far as the contending claimants are concerned they are mere stakeholders. This fact has been found by the master and the finding has been confirmed by the court and is in entire accord with the whole of the testimony. There are certain fundamental facts which are altogether…
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