Kline v. Edwards
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 17, April T., 1919, of Gr. W. McHenry, from the judgment of O. P. Cambria Co., June T., 1915, No. 283, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Ethel Kline, Executrix of Mary Gittings, deceased, v. R. L. Edwards and G. W. McHenry, copartners trading as R. L. Edwards. Assumpsit on judgment note.
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Appeal, No. 17, April T., 1919, of Gr. W. McHenry, from the judgment of O. P. Cambria Co., June T., 1915, No. 283, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Ethel Kline, Executrix of Mary Gittings, deceased, v. R. L. Edwards and G. W. McHenry, copartners trading as R. L. Edwards. Assumpsit on judgment note. Before Stephens, P. J. At the trial the defendant made the following offer: By Mr. Shettig: We propose to prove by the witness on the stand that he is the R. L. Edwards named as one of the defendants in this action, that he personally and individually purchased from Mary Gittings, the timber…
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Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The plaintiff’s action is based on a judgment promissory note dated April 19, 1913, signed by one of the defendants, R L. Edwards. It was given to secure the payment of a balance due under an article of agreement of the same date, by the terms of which Mary Gittings, the payee in the note, sold to the said Edwards a quantity of timber standing on her farm. The contract price was $2,000, one-half of which was paid at the time of the execution of the agreement, the note representing the remainder.
A payment of $400 on the note was made by Edwards May 15, 1914. Mrs.…
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