American Dressler Tunnel Kilns, Inc. v. Holt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 163, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1918, No. 255, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of American Dressler Tunnel Kilns, Inc., v. George H. Holt, doing business as George H. Holt & Co. Foreign attachment in assumpsit on a written contract. Before Swearingen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $11,379.14. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 163, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1918, No. 255, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of American Dressler Tunnel Kilns, Inc., v. George H. Holt, doing business as George H. Holt & Co. Foreign attachment in assumpsit on a written contract. Before Swearingen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $11,379.14. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This is an action of foreign attachment in assumpsit, and the single question raised is as to the proper construction of a written contract. The plaintiff, American Dressier Tunnel Kilns, Inc., is a corporation of the state of New York, engaged in the erection, under patents, of tunnel-shaped kilns, for use in the manufacture of pottery, brick, steel, etc. The defendant, George H. Holt, is in business at Chicago, under the name of George H. Holt & Company. Plaintiff lacked means for the proper prosecution of its own business and the granting of help to those who…
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