Risher v. Risher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1899, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1897, No. 644, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for an account.
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Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1899, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1897, No. 644, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for an account. Before White, P. J. The caáe was referred to D. F. Patterson, Esq., who reported the facts to be as follows : In the spring of 1897, John M. Risher, one of the defendants, was indebted to each of his three codistributees, in part, at least, on account of his having drawn out more than his distributive share of the funds received by defendants as attorneys in fact. On April 14,1897, he executed the writing in evidence marked exhibit…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The facts in this case have been fully and clearly stated by the learned referee. A number of the points in controversy decided in the court below are practically eliminated here on this appeal, because not pressed in the argument. In fact, but one is left about which there is any serious contention, to wit: was the sum of 110,858.22, the interest of John M. Risher in the Glassport mortgage, and by him assigned to appellees, legally appropriated by the assignees of that interest ?
The assignment was made April 14, 1897, and placed on record April 29, fifteen days…
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