Clark v. Cook
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 137, Oct. T., 1900, by defendants, from judgment of tbe Superior Court, April T., 1900, No. 125, affirming judgment of C. P. Washington County, Feb. T., 1899, No. 186, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. Y. Clark v. J. V. H. Cook et al., trading as Cook & Sons. Assumpsit by sheriff to recover expenses of special deputies.Before McIlvaine, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on July 3, 1897, a strike was instituted at the defendants’ mines in Washington county.
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Appeal, No. 137, Oct. T., 1900, by defendants, from judgment of tbe Superior Court, April T., 1900, No. 125, affirming judgment of C. P. Washington County, Feb. T., 1899, No. 186, on verdict for plaintiff in case of J. Y. Clark v. J. V. H. Cook et al., trading as Cook & Sons. Assumpsit by sheriff to recover expenses of special deputies.Before McIlvaine, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on July 3, 1897, a strike was instituted at the defendants’ mines in Washington county. On application of the defendants, the sheriff furnished a number of special deputies to protect the defendants’ mines…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The jury found (1) that the defendants had agreed with the plaintiff to pay the wages of special deputies which he furnished at their request to preserve the. peace and protect their property ; (2) that the contract entered into by the parties was performed by the sheriff and his deputies in good faith, and that the defendants received the services contracted for. These findings were conclusive of the issues raised. Whether the plaintiff as sheriff of the county fully performed official duties not connected with the service of his special deputies was a question…
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