Childerston v. Hammon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an action of debt on a single bill for 200 dollars, brought by Martin Hammon, assignee oí Abraham Rosenberger, against Richard Childerston and George Krouse, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered in favour of the plaintiff in the court below- ' ■ . The plaintiff having proved on the trial the execution of the bill, the defendants gave evidence, to prove that John Hammon was really the owner of…
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IN ERROR. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an action of debt on a single bill for 200 dollars, brought by Martin Hammon, assignee oí Abraham Rosenberger, against Richard Childerston and George Krouse, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered in favour of the plaintiff in the court below- ' ■ . The plaintiff having proved on the trial the execution of the bill, the defendants gave evidence, to prove that John Hammon was really the owner of the bill, and that it was held in trust for him by Martin Hammon the plaintiff, and then offered evidence, that John…
1Opinion of the Court
The’ opinion of the court was delivered by
TilghmaN, C. J.
This is an action of debt on a single bill for 200 dollars, brought by Martin Hammon, assignee of Mraham Rosenberger, against Richard ' Childerston and George Krouse. The plaintiff having proved th.e execution of the bill, the defendants gave evidence tending to prove, that John Hammon was really ffhe owner of the said bill, which was held in trust for him by Martin Hammon the plaintiff, and then offered evidence that John Hammon was indebted to Richard Childerston, one of the defendants, in a sum greater than the amount of the said…
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