Hocker v. Jamison
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Montgomery county, in which Samuel Jamison brought two actions, one of assumpsit, the other an action of debt, against John Hocker and Dr George Martin, the plaintiffs in error, administrators, &c. of John Masterson deceased. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
These causes were tried together in the Common Pleas of Montgomery, and argued together here. The testimony was voluminous and contradictory. As we have not to decide on the merits or on the truth of the finding, I shall only state so much of the case as will be necessary to understand the points alleged, as they arise, and as we are called on to decide.
The first suit was on a promissory note, purporting to be made by John Masterson to Charles F. Redmond, as follows:
*439“ Plymouth, August 24, 1836.
“ Thirty days after date I promise to pay Charles…
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