Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Wallace

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1916No. Appeal, No. 116PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, No. 116, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1916, Ho. 654, for plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Harmon Robinson v. Robert Wallace. Assumpsit for goods and labor. Before Crane, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was in finding for plaintiff.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

By agreement of counsel, this case was heard before a judge of the Municipal Court without a jury, and he found in favor of the plaintiff. A careful review of the testimony satisfies us that there was ample evidence to warrant the conclusion he reached, in holding that the defendant contracted for the goods in his individual' capacity, and did not disclose at that time that he was acting for any other person. And further, that the plaintiff did not know, and had no reason to believe that the defendant was representing an undisclosed principal. Having'parted with his goods on the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beymer v. BonsallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  2. Herring v. WeinrothSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  3. Peoples v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Traylor v. GraftonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  2. Joseph Melnick Building & Loan Ass'n v. MelnickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Horwath v. SimonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Descalzi v. North American Fruit ExchangeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Nusbaum v. Warwick Hotel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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