Winsor v. Maddock
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 115, to July Term 1869. This was an action of assumpsit by Edward J. Crippen and John B. Maddock, trading as William L. Maddock & Co., against Henry Winsor and William D. Winsor, owners of the steamship “ Saxon.” The ship was one of a line between Philadelphia and Boston, which carried passengers as well as freight. The claim was for groceries, such as would be suitable for passengers.
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 115, to July Term 1869. This was an action of assumpsit by Edward J. Crippen and John B. Maddock, trading as William L. Maddock & Co., against Henry Winsor and William D. Winsor, owners of the steamship “ Saxon.” The ship was one of a line between Philadelphia and Boston, which carried passengers as well as freight. The claim was for groceries, such as would be suitable for passengers. It was alleged by the defendants that the goods were furnished on the individual credit of Captain Matthews, the master of the ship, and not on the credit either…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Sharswood, J.
— It has been often decided in this court that it is not necessary that points should be separately noticed, if they are substantially and clearly met and answered in the general charge, and that a party has no right to complain of a refusal if the proper answer would have done him no good. We had occasion to reconsider and reaffirm these principles in Patterson v. Kountz, 13 P. F. Smith 246, to the opinion in which we refer for a more full discussion and citation of authorities.
It must now be considered as settled in this state by the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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