Neff v. Landis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county : Of July Term 1885, No. 56. Replevin, by A. P. Neff against J. R. Landis to recover two cases of cigars. Pleas, non cepit and property. On the trial, before Livingston, P. J., the following facts appeared: In May, 1883, plaintiff sold to G. G. Landis, k son of defendant, eight cases of cigars to be paid for on delivery at Lima, Ohio.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county : Of July Term 1885, No. 56. Replevin, by A. P. Neff against J. R. Landis to recover two cases of cigars. Pleas, non cepit and property. On the trial, before Livingston, P. J., the following facts appeared: In May, 1883, plaintiff sold to G. G. Landis, k son of defendant, eight cases of cigars to be paid for on delivery at Lima, Ohio. On May 24th, plaintiff shipped two of the cases and, at Landis’ request, gave him ten days time for payment. At the expiration of this time plaintiff wrote to Landis for the money, but received no reply. On…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The plaintiff, at the trial of this case, offered to prove that G. G. Landis, at the time of the purchase of the cigars in suit, represented that he had just arrived at the age of tweuty-one years, and was about to engage in business, on bis own account, at Lima, Ohio, and that his father Jacob R. Landis, the defendant, and one N. N Bender were “backing him in the business; ” that by means of these representations he obtained the goods; that subsequently, when the cigars were attached for tins and other debts, lie pleaded bis minority, and the plaintiff was defeated in the action on that…
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