Allegheny Valley Camp Meeting Ass'n v. Kountz
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., April T., 1901, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Allegheny Valley Camp Meeting Association v. William J. Kountz, executor and trustee of Peninah W. Kountz, deceased. Assumpsit to recover assessments on lots in a camp meeting association. Before Rodgers, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 2, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., April T., 1901, No. 415, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Allegheny Valley Camp Meeting Association v. William J. Kountz, executor and trustee of Peninah W. Kountz, deceased. Assumpsit to recover assessments on lots in a camp meeting association. Before Rodgers, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows : In the year 1900 the directors levied an assessment of $ 10.00 on improved lots, and 15.00 on unimproved lots. No complaint is made by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The plaintiff association was organized as a corporation of the first class under the Act of April 29, 1874, P. L. 73. Section 6 of the articles of association provides that to each share of stock shall be assigned a lot in such plan of lots as may from time to time be laid out by the association. Peninah W. Kountz was the owner of twenty-seven full paid shares, and in accordance with the foregoing provision twenty-seven lots were assigned to her, two of which she improved by erecting a cottage thereon; the other lots were unimproved at the time of her death, which was…
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