Legal Opinion

Parker v. Donaldson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 15, 1843PublishedCited by 3 opinions

ERROR to the Special Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county. Samuel Parker against William Donaldson. This was an action of assumpsit to recover the price of goods sold and delivered, the facts of which are fully stated in the former report of the case. 2 Watts Serg. 9. Those which gave rise to points now ruled are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court and the following foillof exceptions: Upon a former trial of the cause the deposition of William C. Edwards had…

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ERROR to the Special Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county. Samuel Parker against William Donaldson. This was an action of assumpsit to recover the price of goods sold and delivered, the facts of which are fully stated in the former report of the case. 2 Watts Serg. 9. Those which gave rise to points now ruled are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court and the following foillof exceptions: Upon a former trial of the cause the deposition of William C. Edwards had been taken by the plaintiff, but the witness being in court, his testimony was taken. This testimony was made the…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Huston, J.

This case was before this Court formerly, and is reported in 2 Watts & Serg. 9, in which case the testimony of William C. Edwards is copied verbatim, and the testimony on this *133trial was read from the record of the testimony in that case, because the attendance of the witnesses could not be procured or was dispensed with by consent; and for this testimony and that of H. Smith, J. B. Kay, and Christian Dull, I refer to that report. James Verree was examined in this trial, and his testimony varied from that reported in being a little more full…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nieman v. WardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
  2. Parker v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hess v. Vinton Colliery Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  2. Leibig v. SteinerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
  3. Pennsylvania Railroad v. BerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871

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