Quakertown & Eastern Railroad v. Guarantors' Liability Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 17, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 580, discharging rule to deliver certain bonds in the custody of the court to plaintiff in case of Quakertown & Eastern Railroad Company v. Guarantors’ Liability Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania et al. Rule to show cause why certain bonds in the custody of the court should not be delivered to plaintiff. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 17, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1898, No. 580, discharging rule to deliver certain bonds in the custody of the court to plaintiff in case of Quakertown & Eastern Railroad Company v. Guarantors’ Liability Indemnity Company of Pennsylvania et al. Rule to show cause why certain bonds in the custody of the court should not be delivered to plaintiff. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was order discharging the rule.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Thompson,
In the case of Quakertown and Eastern Railroad Company v. Guarantors’ Liability Indemnity Company, reported in 206 Pa. 350, Mr. Justice Potteb, after giving in detail the history of the litigation that gave rise to the controversy in the present case, says:
“While these negotiations were pending, Mr. Terry requested his clients to arrange for the payment of his fees. This was not done to his satisfaction, and, in consequence, after arrangements had been made for the return of the bonds and the matter amicably adjusted, Mr. Terry refused to mark the case settled…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Quakertown & Eastern Railroad v. Guarantors' Liability Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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