Ladley v. United States Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 43, Nov. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1893, No. 176, on verdict for defendant. Sheriff’s interpleader to determine title to certain horses.
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Appeal, No. 43, Nov. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1893, No. 176, on verdict for defendant. Sheriff’s interpleader to determine title to certain horses. Joseph Ladley transferred possession of certain horses to George Cramer under an agreement in writing which is as follows : “ Articles of agreement made and concluded this Fifteenth day of October, 1892, between Joseph Ladley, of Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of the first part, and George Cramer, of the same place, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said party of the first part hath…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wickham, J.,
Taking the written contract between the appellant and George H. Cramer, in connection with the testimony of tl e former to *154the effect that he had sold the horses mentioned in the contract to Cramer, we agree with the learned judge of the court below that the arrangement whereby Cramer got and held the horses in dispute was a conditional sale, rather than a bailment; and if there were nothing more in the case, we would have to affirm the judgment.
The evidence, as printed and submitted to us, is somewhat confused and confusing; but we are satisfied, after a careful…
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