Castle v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Luzerne county. Edward H. Castle against David Reynolds & Co. John Brink and David Reynolds were partners in a contract with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, for making a railroad.
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ERROR to the common pleas of Luzerne county. Edward H. Castle against David Reynolds & Co. John Brink and David Reynolds were partners in a contract with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, for making a railroad. The plaintiff, Edward H. Castle, was a creditor of the partners, and after the death of David Reynolds, he had a settlement with Brink, the surviving partner, in which a balance of 365 dollars 43 cents was found to be due to the said Castle, and for which Brink gave him a note, with a warrant of attorney, to confess judgment against them, signed “ David Reynolds & Co.” Upon this…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
There can be no doubt on this case, from the whole of which, as well as the agreement of the counsel here, it appears *52that David Reynolds and John Brink were partners in making a railroad; David Reynolds died; after this Brink settled with the plaintiff, and gave the note in question, signed David Reynolds & Co., and a power to enter judgment. This was entered, and execution issued, and, under a late act of assembly, an attachment, on which money due Reynolds and Brink, from the company, for which they were making the road, was attached.
Now,…
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