Legal Opinion

Klein v. Patterson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 23, 1906No. Appeal, No. 26PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 26, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1903, No. 730, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mrs. Charles Klein v. J. E. Patterson and O. M. Brandow, trading as J. E. Patterson & Co. Trespass against a warehouseman for the loss of goods. Before Lynch, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court.

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Appeal, No. 26, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1903, No. 730, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mrs. Charles Klein v. J. E. Patterson and O. M. Brandow, trading as J. E. Patterson & Co. Trespass against a warehouseman for the loss of goods. Before Lynch, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows : [Are you satisfied from the evidence, including these papers from which I have read material abstracts, that Mackey or the Wilkes-Barre Loan Company was the true owner of this property stored in…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Morrison, J.,

This is an action in trespass to recover from defendants the value of household goods stored in defendants’ warehouse. The plaintiff recovered a verdict for the value of the property and, judgment being entered thereon, defendants appealed.

On March 28, 1903, the plaintiff and her husband, Charles Klein, were the owners of certain personal property consisting of furniture and household goods. On that day they borrowed from H. L. Mackey, through the Wilkes-Barre Loan Company, the sum of $20.00, agreeing to pay the same in six monthly installments, and on the same day…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. King v. RichardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
  2. Pringle v. PringleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  3. Palmtag v. DoutrickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Floyd v. BovardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1843
  5. Croft v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Swoope v. United States Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Mull v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  3. Levy v. Terminal Warehouse Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Ridgway v. Baizley Iron Works, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911

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