Gallagher v. Sharpless
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. No. 327 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 486 August Term 1888, C. P. On August 6, 1886, R. J. Gallagher and others, doing business as Gallagher & Co., issued a scire facias sur mechanics’ lien against W. C. Sharpless. Issue.
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APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. No. 327 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 486 August Term 1888, C. P. On August 6, 1886, R. J. Gallagher and others, doing business as Gallagher & Co., issued a scire facias sur mechanics’ lien against W. C. Sharpless. Issue. At the trial on January 21, 1890, the plaintiffs sought to recover a balance of 1425 due for the erection of a summer cottage for the defendant, under a written . contract, and for extra work done upon the defendant’s order. The contract, executed on April 6,1888, contained the…
1Per curiam
This case is not important, either in view of the amount in controversy or the principles involved, yet the assignments of error cover fourteen printed pages of the paper-book. It is impracticable to consider them in detail. A large number of them refer to the admission of evidence, and, as they are not properly assigned, will not be considered.
The remaining assignments allege error in the charge of the court and the answers to points. We are not convinced that there was error in either. Much stress was laid upon the point that, under the fifth clause of the agreement, the plaintiffs were…
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