Legal Opinion

Boys' Novelty Suit Co. v. Garfield

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 5, 1921No. Appeal, No. 352PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal, No. 352, Oct. T., 1920, bj plaintiff, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Pbila. Co., July T., 1920, No. 94, discharging rule for judgment in the case of Boys’ Novelty Suit Company, trading as Peggy’s Junior Suit Company, v. Jacob L. Garfield, trading as Garfield Junior Suit Company. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The court discharged the rule. Plaintiff appealed.

Read the full summary

Appeal, No. 352, Oct. T., 1920, bj plaintiff, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Pbila. Co., July T., 1920, No. 94, discharging rule for judgment in the case of Boys’ Novelty Suit Company, trading as Peggy’s Junior Suit Company, v. Jacob L. Garfield, trading as Garfield Junior Suit Company. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The court discharged the rule. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was the order of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

Plaintiff’s statement avers it had an agreement with the defendant whereby it supplied certain materials for the manufacture of boys’ suits to the defendant who worked them up into the finished article and upon the return of the suits defendant was to be paid for his services a stipulated price per suit. That the plaintiff furnished goods to the value of f 519.60, but the defendant kept the goods and merchandise, and refused to deliver the suits as agreed.

The defense is threefold. First, the defendant questions the value of the goods so delivered and presents a bill or…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fulton Farmers Ass'n v. BombergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  2. Rodgers v. GrotheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. American Enka Company, in No. 82-1080 v. Wicaco MacHine Corp. American Enka Company v. Wicaco MacHine Corp., in No. 82-1109Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  2. Smyth v. Fidel. Dep. Co. of Md.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API