Raby, Inc. v. Ward-Meehan Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 251, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1917, No. 826, for plaintiff, for want of sufficient affidavit of defense, in case of Thomas Raby, Inc., a corporation, v. Ward-Meehan Company, a corporation. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Buie for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 251, Jan. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1917, No. 826, for plaintiff, for want of sufficient affidavit of defense, in case of Thomas Raby, Inc., a corporation, v. Ward-Meehan Company, a corporation. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Buie for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court’ made absolute plaintiff’s rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense and assessed damages at $3,215.38. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff for the portion of the claim as to which the affidavit of defense was deemed insufficient.
The action is on a book account for goods sold and delivered amounting to $5,280.83, a copy of the account being attached to the statement of claim. The affidavit of defense denies defendant “ordered or received any goods whatsoever from plaintiff upon an open book account, but avers that the items charged to plaintiff in the book account......were bought by virtue of written con*470tracts hereinafter more fully…
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