Page v. Moore
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 133, Jan. T., 1911, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 1, June T., 1909, No. 438, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Howard W. Page, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Moore & Company, Incorporated v. William G. Moore. Trespass to recover for tbe alleged misappropriation of bonds belonging to tbe bankrupt’s estate.
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Appeal, No. 133, Jan. T., 1911, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 1, June T., 1909, No. 438, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Howard W. Page, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Moore & Company, Incorporated v. William G. Moore. Trespass to recover for tbe alleged misappropriation of bonds belonging to tbe bankrupt’s estate. Before Magill, J. From tbe record it appeared that on January 14, 1907, William G. Moore, Russell B. Smith and Harry T. McDevitt, who were engaged in a contracting business under the firm name of William G. Moore, entered into a contract with Bridgman Bros. Co., to erect…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
In this action the trustee in bankruptcy of Moore and Company sought to recover the value of four bonds which it was alleged were wrongfully taken from the bankrupt by the defendant and converted to his own use. The defendant contended that he had taken the bonds for the purpose of delivering them to their owner, Frederick Webber, to whom he alleged they had previously been assigned. The controversy turns upon the correct interpretation, and the legal effect, to be given to a letter written by the defendant to Mr. Webber on *165December 29, 1906. The subject matter of…
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- Dalmas v. KembleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Second National Bank v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Fry v. National Glass Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Henderson v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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- South Side Trust Co. v. Washington Tin Plate Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916