Gulf Refining Co. v. Plotnick
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County
1Opinion of the Court
Schaeffer, J.,
The Gulf Refining Company, plaintiff, sued the defendant to recover on a book account for gasoline and oil alleged to have been sold by plaintiff to defendant. On August 27, 1933, the automobile of defendant, who is a resident of Lancaster County, was stolen in Philadelphia. The defendant had kept his charge-a-plate or credit token issued by the plaintiff to him in his stolen automobile. The one who stole the automobile used this credit token in the purchase of gasoline and oil bought at stations of the plain*148tiff company and at stations of its duly authorized dealers mostly in…
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- Hertzog v. HertzogSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
- Graham v. CummingsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- John Wanamaker, Phila. v. ChaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
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- The Jones Store Co. v. KellyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1931
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