Legal Opinion

Harrisburg Specialty Co. v. Reed Stores, Inc.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County

Decided January 19, 1929No. 19Published

1Opinion of the Court

Groff, J.,

— This is an action of assumpsit brought by the Commonwealth Trust Company of Harrisburg, Pa., use-plaintiff, to recover from the defendant, Reed Stores, Inc., the sum of $2633.23 balance due on a book account, which was assigned to plaintiff by the Harrisburg Specialty Company by a writing dated March 27, 1928.

The defendant, instead of filing an affidavit of defense to the merits, files an affidavit of defense raising questions of law. We think there is no virtue in any of the questions raised by the affidavit of defense.

The principal question that defendant raises is in the second…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Union Trust Co. v. RigdonIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  2. Harper v. LukensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Delaware County Trust, Safe Deposit & Title Insurance v. HaserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  4. Stegmaier v. Keystone Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  5. Lishy v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835

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