Glenn v. Davis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the .Court of Common Pleas of Greene county. The history of this case is the history of a small steamboat, known by the various names, “Leo,” “Vixen,” and “Bee.” In 1848, it was sold by the sheriff of Monongalia county, Virginia, as the property of the Monongahela Iron Company, and bought by James V. Evans, for the trustee of Mrs. Ellicott, for $400; which was paid by the trustee, and the boat delivered to Jacob Baker, the agent of Mrs. Ellicott.
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Error to the .Court of Common Pleas of Greene county. The history of this case is the history of a small steamboat, known by the various names, “Leo,” “Vixen,” and “Bee.” In 1848, it was sold by the sheriff of Monongalia county, Virginia, as the property of the Monongahela Iron Company, and bought by James V. Evans, for the trustee of Mrs. Ellicott, for $400; which was paid by the trustee, and the boat delivered to Jacob Baker, the agent of Mrs. Ellicott. In the fall of 1848, and spring of 1849, the trustee had the boat overhauled, at an expense of $500. Baker ran her that season, and in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered March 4, 1859, by
Thompson, J.
— Davis, the defendant in error, was employed in September, 1849, by Baker, to take the charge and care of the steamboat, out of which this controversy arose, for the stipulated sum of one dollar per day. He accordingly took and kept the charge and care of it, for something over a year. His care and custody being ended by an order from Baker, without payment, he issued a foreign attachment, and seized it to satisfy his claim. The writ was issued against Baker, as defendant, and the boat was attached in plaintiff’s own hands.…
2Cited by1 opinion
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