Wilson v. Gray
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of replevin by John Gray against James Wilson. The writ of replevin was “ for a store of goods and stock belonging thereto, nowin the cellar of the house occupied by Thomas Hennessy, in Carlisle, consisting principally of ironmongery, hardware, paints, dye-stuffs, cordage, brushes, and other goods, and which were formerly in the care and management of James Wilson, as agent of John Gray; also the tools and…
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ERROR to the common pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of replevin by John Gray against James Wilson. The writ of replevin was “ for a store of goods and stock belonging thereto, nowin the cellar of the house occupied by Thomas Hennessy, in Carlisle, consisting principally of ironmongery, hardware, paints, dye-stuffs, cordage, brushes, and other goods, and which were formerly in the care and management of James Wilson, as agent of John Gray; also the tools and implements used in the management thereof, consisting^of scales, weights, measures, stands, and vessels, the whole being…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
The court below seem to have thought that great hardship, if not injustice, would have been done by rendering a judgment upon the verdict, as found by the jury, in favour of the defendant below, who is the plaintiff in error here. If so, it is only to be regretted that they did not, upon the application of the plaintiff below, set the verdict aside and grant a new trial, instead of arresting the judgment. It was within their discretion to have granted a new trial; and if they were convinced, from the evidence, that the jury had either…
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