Graham v. Good
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 212, Jan. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1904, No. 3,974, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles H. Graham v. D. Clare Good. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Ralston, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,161. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions and rulings on evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
This action was on a promissory note for $3,000 drawn by the defendant to his own order, payable thirty days after date at the Real Estate Trust Company, Philadelphia. The note was given under an agreement between the parties in relation to the purchase of shares of a mining company, and at the time of its delivery to the plaintiff he gave the defendant a receipt in the following form: “I acknowledge having received from D. Clare Good note for 30 days for $3,000 in payment of 1,000 shares, Certificate No. 280 of the capital stock of the Liberty Copper Mining &…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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