May v. Walker
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1902, by defendant, front judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1901, No. Gl, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. L. May v. George T. Walker and C. M. Slater, trading as Walker & Slater. Assumpsit on a parol contract of guaranty.
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Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1902, by defendant, front judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1901, No. Gl, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. L. May v. George T. Walker and C. M. Slater, trading as Walker & Slater. Assumpsit on a parol contract of guaranty. Before McIlvaine, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiff claimed to hold ' Walker & Slater, the defendants, liable on their parol contract to stand good for certain stone furnished by the plaintiff to T. J. Kelly, who was a subcontractor under the defendants, for a building which the defendants were constructing. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oklady, J.,
The defendants were awarded the contract for the erection of a large business building in Washington, Pa., and they sublet to T. J. Kelly the foundation and stonework for the same. .Kelly resided at Pittsburg, and, when he came to Washington to sign the contract with the 'defendants, he was given the name of the plaintiff and another material man and prices submitted by them for material to be used in the projected work. Prior to this, however, one of the defendants called upon the plaintiff and informed him that Kelly would need material after he had signed the contract,…
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