Gratz v. Philips
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lancaster county, held by Gibson, Chief Justice. The suit was instituted by the following agreement. Simon Gratz, Joseph Gratz, and"1 Jacob Gratz, Administrators of Michael Gratz, deceased, v. Levi Philips, Leah Philips and Beliah Cohen. j Amicable action in the ComHnon Pleas of Lancaster county, of January term, 1822. Case.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lancaster county, held by Gibson, Chief Justice. The suit was instituted by the following agreement. Simon Gratz, Joseph Gratz, and"1 Jacob Gratz, Administrators of Michael Gratz, deceased, v. Levi Philips, Leah Philips and Beliah Cohen. j Amicable action in the ComHnon Pleas of Lancaster county, of January term, 1822. Case. We agree that the above action on the case, be entered in the Common Pleas of Lancaster county, of the term of January, 1822: And we do hereby refer all matters unsettled and in variance be.tween the parties, to Gasper Shajfner, Junior,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court -was delivered by
Huston, J.
I shall attempt to give a statement of this case; the facts of which, in the order in which they were submitted in the Circuit Court, and here, it wms not easy to comprehend at first view., On 16th May, 1760, a partnership as merchants, or Indian traders, was entered into by Joseph Simon, Levy Andrew Levy, David Franks and William Trent.
About 1762-3, the Indians plundered their storehouses, and they became involved in debts and difficulties; and then, or soon after, the partners ceased to do business as a firm.
On the 4th January, 1769,…
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