Fuller v. Law
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1900, No. 96, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Edward L. Fuller v. John B. Law. Assumpsit on promissory notes. Before Fekris, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $7,619.95. Defendant appealed. Error assigned amongst others was in rejecting the offer of evidence quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
Defendant was employed by the Old Forge Coal Mining Company as manager. Plaintiff was president of the company *102and sold to the defendant $20,000 worth of the stock for $30,000. Defendant paid $25,000 in cash and gave a note for $5,000 in suit for the balance. This note was renewed from time to time until September 18,1899, when the two notes in suit were given by defendant to plaintiff, the one for $1,500 being for the aggregate of discounts on the renewals of the $5,000 note; both notes went to protest at the bank where they had been discounted and plaintiff lifted…
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