Halfman v. Penna. Boiler Ins.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 40, July T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1891, No. 684, on verdict for plaintiff, Wm. D. Half-man, to use Andrew C. Craig, Jr. Assumpsit for alleged loan.
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Appeal, No. 40, July T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1891, No. 684, on verdict for plaintiff, Wm. D. Half-man, to use Andrew C. Craig, Jr. Assumpsit for alleged loan. Before Arnold, J. At the trial, it appeared that plaintiff was general manager and controlling stockholder of the Pennsylvania Boiler Insurance Co. He claimed that, in 1885, he loaned to the company $2,000, and received the following receipt, signed by the president, Hiram Miller, dated April 14, 1885: “ I have this day received from William D. Halfman $2,000 in cash to be used…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
This action is brought to recover $2,000 alleged to have been loaned by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff offered in evidence a memorandum, dated April 14, 1885, signed by Mr. Miller who was then president of the company, acknowledging the receipt from him of §2,000 for the use of the company, and testified that this money was loaned by him to the company and used by it for the payment of debts. He was corroborated by Mr. Miller and by Mr. Anderson, a director, as to the payment of the money and its use to pay the company’s debts. There was no direct…
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