Stiles v. Seaton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 332, Jan. T., 1901, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 13, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of George E. Stiles and John M. Hall, Receivers of the Dimes Savings Bank of Willimantic, Conn., v. William C. Seaton et ah, trading as Seaton & Baines, and Frank M. Trexler, trustee in mortgage executed by Seaton & Baines. Replevin for certain machinery.
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Appeal, No. 332, Jan. T., 1901, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 13, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of George E. Stiles and John M. Hall, Receivers of the Dimes Savings Bank of Willimantic, Conn., v. William C. Seaton et ah, trading as Seaton & Baines, and Frank M. Trexler, trustee in mortgage executed by Seaton & Baines. Replevin for certain machinery. Before Albright, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on July 17, 1895, John L. Walden acting for the Dimes Savings Bank of Willimantie, Connecticut, entered into the following contract with Seaton- &…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mu. Justice Mitchell,
Appellant claims first that the machinery was delivered under a verbal contract of sale, and that this fact should at least have been submitted to the jury. But there was no sufficient evidence on which the jury could have so found. A conversation took place in which the owner stated that he had machinery to *118dispose of which would fill the empty room in the mill, and defendants said they had room for it and would take it. This is the utmost that was testified to. No price was named nor any time or terms of payment. Before complete delivery was made the parties…
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