Keystone Surgical Supply Manufacturing Co. ex rel. Rennyson v. Bate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 250, Jan. T., 1897, by-plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1894, No. 119, refusing to take off nonsuit. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Brégy, J. Plaintiff's statement of claim was as follows : Tlie plaintiff is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling surgical supplies in the state of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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Appeal, No. 250, Jan. T., 1897, by-plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1894, No. 119, refusing to take off nonsuit. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Brégy, J. Plaintiff's statement of claim was as follows : Tlie plaintiff is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling surgical supplies in the state of Pennsylvania and elsewhere. The business of the plaintiff was carried on actively and profitably at tlie store of said corporation, No. 218 South Eighth street, in the city of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
Perhaps the plaintiff had no case, but we are of opinion that neither the court below nor we, on at least one aspect of it, can determine that fact without the verdict of the jury. The plaintiffs assignor is a manufacturing corporation, of which the defendant, Richard H. Bate, was a stockholder and director. On March 16, 1894, the corporation entered into an agreement in writing with William T. Bate and Richard H. Bate, doing business as William T. Bate & Son, whereby Bate & Son agreed to construct for the company, on a tract of land in the borough of Bridgeport,…
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