Legal Opinion

Haverstock v. Sarbach

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1841PublishedCited by 10 opinions

ERROR to the Common Pleas of York county. Daniel Roffensperger and Peter Bott, administrators of Philip Haverstock, deceased, against Jacob Sarbach.

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ERROR to the Common Pleas of York county. Daniel Roffensperger and Peter Bott, administrators of Philip Haverstock, deceased, against Jacob Sarbach. This suit was brought on several obligations that were given by the defendant to his father-in-law, the said Haverstock, in his lifetime, viz: 1. A bond, dated 20th of March 1813, with condition to pay £47 on the 1st day of April 1814. 2. A bond, dated 25th of April 1817, with condition to pay $130 on the 25th of April 1818, with interest from date. 3. A bond, dated 2d of April 1821, with condition to pay $345 on the 1st of April 1822, with…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Sergeant J.

The question to be considered in this case is presented by the first bill of exceptions. The suit was brought on several bonds executed by the defendant at different times, to his father-in-law, the three first before the death of the defendant’s wife, and the others afterwards, for the payment of various sums of money, in about one year after their respective dates. The execution of these bonds is not denied, nor is there any allegation that they were paid or in any way satisfied by the defendant: but he alleges, that although they were…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Levering v. RittenhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
  2. Wentz v. DehavenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1815
  3. Kreider v. BoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1840
  4. Hengst's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brook v. LatimerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
  2. Oller v. BonebrakeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  3. Yundt's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
  4. Miller's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
  5. Speer v. SpeerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1862

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