Barley v. Beegle
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 125, Oct. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bedford Co., Jan. T., 1908, No. 85, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Susan Barley, Jr., v. John H. Beegle. Assumpsit for the keep of horses and to recover the value of certain articles of personal property taken by defendant. Before-Woods, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant.
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Appeal, No. 125, Oct. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bedford Co., Jan. T., 1908, No. 85, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Susan Barley, Jr., v. John H. Beegle. Assumpsit for the keep of horses and to recover the value of certain articles of personal property taken by defendant. Before-Woods, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The plaintiff declared for the value of certain articles of personal property taken by the defendant, and for compensation for keeping and caring for the defendant’s horses. The court gave binding instructions for the defendant. The plaintiff was held to be estopped from recovering her personal property by her silence at the time it was taken away, and was denied the right to recover for the keep of the horses because the defendant had no knowledge that they were kept at the expense of the plaintiff. It is made very clear by the plaintiff’s evidence that some of her…
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