Johnson v. Watson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 39, July T., 1893, by plaintiff, J. W. Johnson, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., March T., 1888, No. 53, on verdict for defendant, Harriet P. Watson. Replevin for household goods. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The case had been on trial on the original pleas but the jury was discharged on account of the sickness of one of their number.
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Appeal, No. 39, July T., 1893, by plaintiff, J. W. Johnson, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., March T., 1888, No. 53, on verdict for defendant, Harriet P. Watson. Replevin for household goods. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The case had been on trial on the original pleas but the jury was discharged on account of the sickness of one of their number. When plaintiff was called on his voir dire, he was asked: “ Q. Had this case on a previous occasion been called for trial, and you called and examined as a witness in your own behalf ? ” Objected…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
The defendant is sister of plaintiff’s wife. All had been occupying a house which belonged to defendant in Lancaster. On 10th of February, 1888, by legal proceedings, defendant dispossessed plaintiff; but her sister, his wife, with three children, continued to live in the house with defendant. At the time plaintiff was dispossessed, his wife claimed all the personal property in the house, and it remained there until the 8th of March following. Then plaintiff issued a writ of replevin, averring all the personal property in the house, book-cases and contents, office…
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