Peterman v. Enggasser

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff sued to recover $2,500 she claimed to have loaned defendant, her brother-in-law. The latter admitted receiving the money, alleging, however, it was given him, not as a loan but for the purpose of investment, and that at her request he purchased and delivered to her twenty-five shares of the capital stock of the Philadelphia Yeast Manufacturing Company. The jury decided the disputed question of fact in favor of plaintiff, judgment was entered on the verdict and defendant appealed.

The first question argued refers to the admission, in rebuttal, of evidence…