Fearon v. Little
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 2,503, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William F. Fearon, Trading as William F. Fearon & Company, v. Henry Ashton Little. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Audeñried, J. The defendant claimed that the note was given as a result of stock dealings between the parties which were gambling transactions.
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Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 2,503, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William F. Fearon, Trading as William F. Fearon & Company, v. Henry Ashton Little. Assumpsit on a promissory note. Before Audeñried, J. The defendant claimed that the note was given as a result of stock dealings between the parties which were gambling transactions. The evidence showed that the stock transactions embraced a large number of transactions, amounting in the aggregate to $12,000,000 in the course of two years, and that at no time did the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
March 7,1910:
The chief matter assigned as error was the failure of the learned trial judge to read to the jury the thirteen points submitted by the defendant’s.counsel, and specifically rule upon *351them. The reply made to those assignments is that the points, so far as relevant to the case, were substantially answered in the general charge, and that the charge was in all respects as favorable to the defendant as lie could ask. The reply is sufficient, if correct in its statement of fact. First, as to the relevancy of the points. They are exactly the same as were…
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