Legal Opinion

Scull v. Executors of Wallace

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 12, 1826PublishedCited by 4 opinions

IN ERROR. This cause was brought up by writ of error from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county. It was brought by the executors of George Wallace, deceased, plaintiffs below, and defendants in error, against John Scull, and others, administrators of William Irwin, deceased, defendants below, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs below.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Tilghman, C. J.

This was an action for money lent, &c. brought by the executors of George Wallace, deceased, against the administrators of William Irwin, deceased. In the course of the trial several exceptions to evidence were taken by the counsel for the defendants, and several other exceptions to the charge of the court.

1. The first exception was to the following questions proposed by the plaintiffs to John Scull, one of the defendants, who was sworn as a witness without objection.—“ What is your belief with regard to the state of the accounts between…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fritz v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
  2. Romig v. RomigSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1830
  3. Echols v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
  4. Man v. WarnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839

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