Schriber v. Rapp
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Beaver county. This was an action of account render by Jacob Schriber, administrator of Peter Schriber, deceased, against George Rapp, R. L. Baker, Frederick Eckensberger, John Schriber, Lewis Schriber, Adam Schriber, and Daniel Schriber, doing business in company, under the name of the Harmony Society.
Read the full summary
ERROR to the common pleas of Beaver county. This was an action of account render by Jacob Schriber, administrator of Peter Schriber, deceased, against George Rapp, R. L. Baker, Frederick Eckensberger, John Schriber, Lewis Schriber, Adam Schriber, and Daniel Schriber, doing business in company, under the name of the Harmony Society. The plaintiff and defendants were members of an association called the “ Harmony Society,” which existed, first, at Harmony, in Beaver county, Pennsylvania; next., at Harmony, on the Wabash, in the state of Indiana; and lastly, at Economy, in Beaver county. To…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
The points made at the argument are reducible to two; but one of which is attended with difficulty, for it is not susceptible of doubt that the articles and release, if fairly obtained, are conclusive of the right. An association for the purposes expressed, is prohibited neither by statute nor the common law; and it is clear that, except for the amount of its income, this society would be entitled to a charter by our statutes for self-incorporation. It may be true that the business and pursuits of the present day, are incompatible with the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Buehler v. GloningerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
3Cited by14 opinions
- Speidel v. HenriciSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Order of St. Benedict of NJ v. SteinhauserSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Pringle v. PringleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Minersville School Dist. v. GobitisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Schwartz v. DussSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.