Duncan v. Shaw
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, April T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1899, No. 808, on verdict for defendants in case of Duncan & Company v. Shaw Brothers. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace.
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Appeal, No. 162, April T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1899, No. 808, on verdict for defendants in case of Duncan & Company v. Shaw Brothers. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Frazer, J. At the trial the court admitted in evidence various papers, checks and notes which tended to prove that Shaw Brothers had paid a promissory note made by Gundlach & Gale, indorsed by Shaw Brothers and held by a bank. [1-5] The court charged in part as follows: [Now that, it seems to me, is the whole question in this case. Did Mr. Duncan,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
William W. Porter, J.,
Duncan & Company, the plaintiffs, purchased the book bindery and printing business of Gundlach & Gale. The latter had previously been doing binding work for Shaw Brothers, the defendants. Duncan & Company desired to secure this work. In the negotiations looking to this end it was found that Gundlach & Gale were indebted to Shaw Brothers in the amount of a certain promissory note upon which Shaw Brothers were indorsers and which was held by a certain bank. According to the defendants’ testimony, Duncan & Company agreed with Shaw Brothers to become responsible to…
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