Hinsdale v. Call
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Jan. T., 1921, No. 248, on verdict for plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Harry Hinsdale, trading as Philadelphia Trucking Co., v. John A. Call. Assumpsit for services rendered. Before Cassidy, J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the. opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, Jan. T., 1921, No. 248, on verdict for plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Harry Hinsdale, trading as Philadelphia Trucking Co., v. John A. Call. Assumpsit for services rendered. Before Cassidy, 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 $117. Defendant appealed.. Error assigned was refusal to affirm defendant’s point that the verdict should be for defendant. The action being’…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
This appeal is from an action in assumpsit for transporting a truckload of steel from Philadelphia to Norwich, Conn. The case was tried by the presiding judge without a jury. The complaint now is that under the evidence the decision should have been in favor of the defendant. The evidence shows that there was an oral agreement to transport about four and one-half tons of the steel. The truck was loaded at the defendant’s plant, and his employees placed the load on the truck, or assisted in so doing. It was ascertained before the truck was started on the trip that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Winters v. MowrerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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