Carter v. Philadelphia Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 166, to January »Term 1873. This was an action of assumpsit, brought January 25th 1871, by the Philadelphia Coal Company against William T. Carter and Charles E. Schoener, partners as William T. Carter & Co. Prior to 1867 the firm of G. W. Huntzinger & Co., consisting of G. W. Huntzinger and Harry L. Cake, were mining and shipping coal from Girard lands, in Schuylkill county, leased by them.
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 166, to January »Term 1873. This was an action of assumpsit, brought January 25th 1871, by the Philadelphia Coal Company against William T. Carter and Charles E. Schoener, partners as William T. Carter & Co. Prior to 1867 the firm of G. W. Huntzinger & Co., consisting of G. W. Huntzinger and Harry L. Cake, were mining and shipping coal from Girard lands, in Schuylkill county, leased by them. In 1867, this firm was incorporated as the Philadelphia Coal Company: Cake becoming president, Huntzinger, treasurer, and George C. Mitchell, secretary;…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This was a suit to recover back certain commissions, claimed by, and allowed to, the plaintiffs in error on a previous settlement between the parties. It was a settlement of the business enterprise, generally, in which the parties were jointly interested; and also of the particular transaction in which the plaintiff in error claimed to have paid the commissions. On that settlement the defendant in error was found to be indebted in a sum exceeding $20,000. At this time the defendant paid a portion of the sum in which it was found to be indebted, and gave drafts for the residue, payable in a…
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