Flanders v. Snare
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 39, April T., 1908, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1906, No. 3, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Lewis E. Flanders v. J. W. Snare. Assumpsit against the acceptor of a bill of exchange. Before Wm. E. Porter, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The plaintiff brings this action as the indorsee of a bill of *29exchange which had been accepted by the defendant, who, on the maturity of the bill and its presentation, refused payment. Upon the trial, the learned court below entered a compulsory nonsuit and subsequently refused to take it off. We must, therefore, for the purposes of this appeal, consider as verity every material fact that could have been found from the testimony adduced by the plaintiff. They may be thus briefly stated. One Elmer L. Rice was the sole owner of a wholesale jewelry establishment in the city of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Myers v. VanderbeltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Robb v. Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting AnnuitiesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Hill v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849