Widdifield v. Widdifield
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. W RIT of error to the Common Pleas of Philadelphia i county. This action was brought by William Widdijield the defenfiant in error, against John Widdifield, William Turnbull and Anthony Morris, the plaintiffs in error, as the drawers of a promissory note for four hundred dollars dated at Lausanne the 26th June 1806, and signed by John Widdijield with the „ r cv 7 tit- 7,. n 7 7 i .firm of John Widdifield and company.
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IN ERROR. W RIT of error to the Common Pleas of Philadelphia i county. This action was brought by William Widdijield the defenfiant in error, against John Widdifield, William Turnbull and Anthony Morris, the plaintiffs in error, as the drawers of a promissory note for four hundred dollars dated at Lausanne the 26th June 1806, and signed by John Widdijield with the „ r cv 7 tit- 7,. n 7 7 i .firm of John Widdifield and company. Upon the trial of thecause, the plaintiff, to prove that the defendants were partners under the firm of John Widdijield and company, produced a witness, who deposed,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
In this case an exception was taken to two opinions of the Court of Common Pleas given in the course of the trial. The action was on a promissory note, signed by John Widdijield and company; and the question before the jury was, whether John Widdijeld, William Turn-bull and Anthony Morris were joint partners under the firm of John Widdijeld and company. The plaintiff produced George Widdijeld as a witness, who swore that “ the three defen- “ dants had an agreement drawn up of partnership between M them; but whether written or printed he did not know, as “ he had not seen it; he…
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