Hitchner Wall Paper & Paint Co. v. Shoemaker
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 61, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Dec. T., 1918, No. 776, in favor of plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury, in suit of Hitchner Wall Paper and Paint Company, a Corporation, v. Samuel Shoemaker. Assumpsit on promissory notes. Before Crane, J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court entered judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $170. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 61, Oct. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Dec. T., 1918, No. 776, in favor of plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury, in suit of Hitchner Wall Paper and Paint Company, a Corporation, v. Samuel Shoemaker. Assumpsit on promissory notes. Before Crane, J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court entered judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $170. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence and refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
First. Was the plaintiff a foreign corporation doing business in the State of Pennsylvania without a license? The learned trial judge was plainly right in holding that the plaintiff was not doing business within the *522State. Its office and plant was located in Camden, New Jersey. It was listed in the Philadelphia telephone directory, but the telephone instrument was in Camden and connected with the Philadelphia exchange by a special cable, and the address given was the Camden address. Any call of the plaintiff was answered directly from the Camden office. .The company…
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- Blakeslee Manufacturing Co. v. HiltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- W. B. Mearshon & Co. v. Pottsville Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Wolff Dryer Co. v. BiglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Adams v. AshmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- West Jersey Ice Manufacturing Co. v. ArmourSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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