Knowlan v. Clopp
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 233, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1902, No. 409, on verdict for plaintiff in case of James Knowlan v. George B. Clopp. Assumpsit for work done and performed. Before Finletter, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. JErrors assigned were (1) admission of plaintiff’s statement of claim; (2-10) various instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The plaintiff’s action was based upon a book account. The debt was contracted as claimed by the plaintiff for roofing a part of the defendant’s shop and repairing the roof on another part. Plaintiff claimed the work was done on the defendant’s oral order. At the trial the plaintiff was permitted to offer his statement of claim in support of his action. This was apparently done under the rule of court relieving plaintiffs from the necessity of producing their books of account at the trial where a copy of the account supported by an affidavit of the truth thereof shall…
2Cited by1 opinion
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