Schrader v. Beatty
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 141, Jan. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1901, No. 179, reversing judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., March Term., 1900, No. 148 in case of Emma Elizabeth Schrader v. James Beatty, Administrator of Samuel R. Beatty, Deceased. Appeal from the Superior Court. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the report in 19 Pa. Superior Ct. 212. Error assigned was the judgment of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
Judgment was entered for the defendant by the court below, non obstante veredicto, because it was of opinion that the presumption that the plaintiff had been paid by the decedent in his lifetime had not been overcome. On appeal to the Superior Court, the judgment so entered was reversed, and the judgment there was for the plaintiff on the verdict, because that court was of opinion that sufficient evidence had been submitted to the jury to justify their finding that the presumption had been overcome that the plaintiff had been paid, and for the additional reason…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Appeal of RanningerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Edgecomb v. . BuckhoutNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Taylor v. BeattySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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