Lehigh V. R. v. Woodring
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
No. 210 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct. j court below;, No. 22 December Term 1886, C. P. In an action brought before a justice of the peace by James Woodring against the Lehigh Valley R. Co., to recover wages earned, on October 18, 1886, the justice gave judgment for the plaintiff, when the defendant appealed.
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No. 210 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct. j court below;, No. 22 December Term 1886, C. P. In an action brought before a justice of the peace by James Woodring against the Lehigh Valley R. Co., to recover wages earned, on October 18, 1886, the justice gave judgment for the plaintiff, when the defendant appealed. On the trial in the Court of Common Pleas, December 8, 1886, the jury returned a special verdict, finding as follows : That during September and October, A. D. 1886, James Woodring worked at manual labor for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company twenty-six days, and earned thirty-two dollars…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The learned judge committed no error in entering judgment in favor of the plaintiff below, on the special verdict. The attempt was to assign that which had no existence, either substantial or incipient. There was no foundation or contract on which an indebtedness might arise. It was the mere possibility of a subsequent acquisition of property. This is too vague and uncertain. It cannot be sustained as a valid assignment and transfer of property: Jermyn v. Moffitt, 75 Penn. St. 402.
Judgment affirmed.
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