McCormick's Administrator v. Irwin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of debt by William Smythe, Jr., administrator, with the will annexed, of Benjamin Pyle, deceased, for the use of Ellis P. Irwin, against Samuel McCormick, upon the following bond:— “ Know all men by these presents, that we, F. A. Whittaker, of Wilmington, in the state of Delaware, Samuel McCormick, in the county of Clinton, and Joseph Whittaker, of the state of -, are held and firmly bound unto William Smythe,…
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Error to tbe District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of debt by William Smythe, Jr., administrator, with the will annexed, of Benjamin Pyle, deceased, for the use of Ellis P. Irwin, against Samuel McCormick, upon the following bond:— “ Know all men by these presents, that we, F. A. Whittaker, of Wilmington, in the state of Delaware, Samuel McCormick, in the county of Clinton, and Joseph Whittaker, of the state of -, are held and firmly bound unto William Smythe, Jr., administrator cum testamento annexo of the estate of Benjamin Pyle, deceased, in the sum of f6000, to be paid to the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Strong, J.
The familiar doctrine of subrogation is, that when one has been compelled to pay a debt which ought to have been paid by another, he is entitled to a cession of all the remedies which the creditor possessed against that other. To the creditor, both may have been equally liable, but if, as between themselves, there is a superior obligation resting on one to pay the debt, the other, after paying it, may use the creditor’s security to obtain reimbursement. The reason why subrogation is not allowed to one partner as against his copartner, or to…
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