Tasin v. Bastress
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 273, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 240, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Emanuel Tasin et al. v. John E. Bastress. Assumpsit founded on a promissory note for $4,000, dated December 21, 1909, and payable sixty days after date made by L. S. Walter, Emanuel Tasin and others to the order of C. C. Fox. Before O’Boyle, J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 273, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 240, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Emanuel Tasin et al. v. John E. Bastress. Assumpsit founded on a promissory note for $4,000, dated December 21, 1909, and payable sixty days after date made by L. S. Walter, Emanuel Tasin and others to the order of C. C. Fox. Before O’Boyle, J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $6,261.66. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
In 1905, defendant, with L. S. Walter and W. 11. Faust, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, formed a syndicate for the purchase and sale of real estate in Brooklyn, New York. Walter and Faust, claiming defendant received commissions to a large amount which he failed to divide with them, brought suit against him in the State of New York to recover their proportionate share of the profits realized from the business. Subsequently negotiations for the settlement of the claim were begun and, according to testimony on behalf of plaintiffs, the parties finally agreed that…
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