Ryle v. Knowles Loom Works
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Tbis was an action of replevin by tbe Knowles Loom Works against William Ryle and others to recover possession of certain macbinery. In tbe circuit court, verdict and judgment were given for plaintiff, and tbe defendants sued out tbis writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
It is, and long bas been, tbe established rule in Pennsylvania that a sale and delivery of personal property, with an agreement that tbe ownership shall remain in tbe vendor until tbe purchase price is paid, is ineffectual and void as respects tbe creditors of the vendee and innocent purchasers; and tbe rule applies, whatever may be tbe form of tbe agreement. Haak v. Linderngan, 64 Pa. St. 499; Stadtfeld v. Huntsman, 92 Pa. St. 53; Thompson v. Paret, 94 Pa. St. 275; Brunswick & Balke Co. v. Hoover, 95 Pa. St. 508; Forrest v. Nelson, 108 Pa. St. 481; Dearborn v. Raysor,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Porter v. Pittsburg Bessemer Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Ott v. SweatmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Goss Printing Press Co. v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Farquhar v. McAlevy, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County1891
- Summerson v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Knowles Loom Works v. RyleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
- Tilford v. Atlantic Match Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1905
- State Bank v. Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1914
- Knowles Loom Works v. RyleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1899