Seeger v. Pettit
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: Of July Term 1873, No. 6. This was an action on the case, commenced January 16th 1872, by Ann Pettit against Rowland Seeger. The complaint of the plaintiff was that the defendant, being her tenant of premises No. 45 North Front street, Philadelphia, removed from there a coal-bin, gas fixtures, walnut railing, walnut stairs and bannisters, closet, walnut shelves and platform scales.
Read the full summary
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: Of July Term 1873, No. 6. This was an action on the case, commenced January 16th 1872, by Ann Pettit against Rowland Seeger. The complaint of the plaintiff was that the defendant, being her tenant of premises No. 45 North Front street, Philadelphia, removed from there a coal-bin, gas fixtures, walnut railing, walnut stairs and bannisters, closet, walnut shelves and platform scales. The defence was, that the articles removed had been put into the premises by the tenant during the tenancy, for his own convenience and use. The case was tried February…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
There are several specifications of error in this case, all of which we think are sustained. The evidence referred to in the first and second specifications was competent to show that the tenants treated the fixtures as personal property. John Pettit was a son of the plaintiff below, and acted for' her in renting the property, collecting the rent, &c. During a portion of the time he ivas in partnership with Mr. Seeger. It was clearly competent to prove, upon the question of intention, tbat the firm treated the fixtures as their own property, and included them among their assets.
The remaining…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Voorhis v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
3Cited by19 opinions
- Titus v. Poland Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- McClintock & Irvine Co. v. Ætna Explosives Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Vail v. WeaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Wick v. BredinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- United States v. 15.3 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in the City of ScrantonDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.