Brewing Co. v. McLean
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 73, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Goebel Brewing Company, Limited, against George A. McLean, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny County, Sept. T., 1897, No. 40, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Orlady, J. Assumpsit. Before Slagle, J. It appears from the record that this action was upon a bond in the penal sum of $1,000, executed by one Nelson as principal and defendant as surety to plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 73, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Goebel Brewing Company, Limited, against George A. McLean, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny County, Sept. T., 1897, No. 40, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Orlady, J. Assumpsit. Before Slagle, J. It appears from the record that this action was upon a bond in the penal sum of $1,000, executed by one Nelson as principal and defendant as surety to plaintiff. It appears from the evidence that when the bond was presented, appellant said: “ Mr. Sapp, this is something I never did before in my life, and I dislike the idea of doing…
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Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
The defendant executed a bond — as surety for J. M. Nelson who signed the bond as piincipal — to the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000, conditioned for the prompt payment by Nelson, as follows: “ For all beer which may be shipped or delivered to him by said Brewing Company in excess of the sum of one thousand dollars.”
The bond ivas dated October 16, 1895, and signed by the defendant in the presence of a representative of the plaintiff, under the following circumstances. Nelson had been a customer of the plaintiff since September 11, previous. On September 26, he gave to the…
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