Pittsburg Glass Co. v. Doubleday
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 50, April T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1894, No. 571, for plaintiff. Assumpsit for goods sold. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $355.97. The facts as stated by the opinion of this court are as follows: Prior to April 15, 1892, the North American Construction Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania, was engaged in the manufacture and sale of electrical supplies in the City of Pitts-burg.
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Appeal, No. 50, April T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1894, No. 571, for plaintiff. Assumpsit for goods sold. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $355.97. The facts as stated by the opinion of this court are as follows: Prior to April 15, 1892, the North American Construction Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania, was engaged in the manufacture and sale of electrical supplies in the City of Pitts-burg. It also undertook contracts for electrical construction in the said city and within a territory embraced within a radius of one hundred miles…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
(after stating the facts as stated in the above statement of facts) :
At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony on the trial in the court below, the defendant moved for a compulsory nonsuit. The motion was refused by the court and this refusal constitutes the first assignment of error. The second assignment relates to that part of the charge which reads as follows: “ I say, under the agreement that they have given here, I see no reason why judgment should not be rendered against the defendants for the amount of the order.” This instruction to the jury was undoubtedly…
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