Robb v. Zern
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 65, Oct. T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 30, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of M. R. Robb v. D. S. Zern. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Woods, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. At the trial by direction of the court, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $32.00. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 65, Oct. T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Sept. T., 1908, No. 30, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of M. R. Robb v. D. S. Zern. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Woods, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. At the trial by direction of the court, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $32.00. Subsequently the court entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The action here was originally brought before a justice of the peace for the purchase price of a cow which the plaintiff had agreed to sell to the defendant in connection with two other cows and three calves. The plaintiff's was the only testimony relating to the terms and conditions of the sale. The material facts, as detailed by the plaintiff in his examination and cross-examination, were about as follows: “Q. Did *183you sell some cows, and, if so, how many, to the defendant here — D. S. Zern? A. Yes, sir; three cows. . . . Q. What year? A. 1908. . . . Q. What was the…
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