Commonwealth v. Hyde
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 230, Oct. T., 1907, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., Jan. T., 1903, No. 175, on verdict for defendant in case of Commonwealth ex rel. H. J. Baker and H. P. Baker, trading as Baker Brothers, v. Edward S. Hyde.
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Appeal, No. 230, Oct. T., 1907, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., Jan. T., 1903, No. 175, on verdict for defendant in case of Commonwealth ex rel. H. J. Baker and H. P. Baker, trading as Baker Brothers, v. Edward S. Hyde. Feigned issue to determine title to property levied upon., Before Marr, J. At the trial when Herbert Baker was on the stand, the following offer was made: We propose to show by this witness on cross-examination that the transfer by E. H. Baker to his wife and from his wife to these boys was a fraud upon the creditors, and if that were the case the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rige, P. J.,
The first three assignments of error relate to the admission of evidence, the nature of which appears in the offers quoted in the assignments, and its relevancy is shown by the following extract from the opinion of the learned court below overruling plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial: “Edward S. Hyde, defendant above named, on May 29, 1902, obtained a judgment against E. H. Baker for $2,454.30 for goods sold to him by the defendant, Edward S.. Hyde, during the early part of the year 1901, and prior to the transfer of E. H. Baker of all his real estate and personal…
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- Stauffer v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
- Reinhard v. KeenbartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
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