Whitesell v. County of Northampton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Northampton county. This was an amicable action between The County of Northampton, as plaintiffs, and Daniel Whitesell, as defendant, in which the following case was stated for the opinion of the court: The Thomas Iron Company was incorporated by an Act of the legislature of this state, entitled “An act to incorporate the Thomas Iron Company, approved April 4th 1854, and supplements approved March 8th 1855, April 23d 1855, April 22d 1857, March…
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Error to the Common Pleas of Northampton county. This was an amicable action between The County of Northampton, as plaintiffs, and Daniel Whitesell, as defendant, in which the following case was stated for the opinion of the court: The Thomas Iron Company was incorporated by an Act of the legislature of this state, entitled “An act to incorporate the Thomas Iron Company, approved April 4th 1854, and supplements approved March 8th 1855, April 23d 1855, April 22d 1857, March 23d 1860, and February 9th 1863,” which acts are to be taken as parts of this case. That the capital stock of this…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Agnew, J.
The question in this case was really decided in Philadelphia Saving Fund v. Yard, 9 Barr 359; Fire Insurance Company v. Northampton County, Id. 413; Eastern Bridge v. Same, Id. 415; Spangler v. York County, 1 Harris 322; and Insurance Company v. Yard, 5 Harris 331. In consequence of an adverse decision by the Common Pleas, the question again came before us in the case of The County of Lycoming v. John A. G-amble, was fully argued, and had the benefit of a careful examination. In an elaborate opinion of our brother Thompson, the same…
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