Rodman v. Thalheimer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia : No. 370, to January Term 1872. This was an action of replevin in which the writ was issued February 10th 1870 by Charles W. Rodman and Leonard F. Hepburn, trading as Rodman & Hepburn, against Max Thalheimer, for 50,000 feet of cedar boards. On the execution of the writ the defendant gave a claim property bond and the goods were delivered to him; he pleaded “ property.”
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia : No. 370, to January Term 1872. This was an action of replevin in which the writ was issued February 10th 1870 by Charles W. Rodman and Leonard F. Hepburn, trading as Rodman & Hepburn, against Max Thalheimer, for 50,000 feet of cedar boards. On the execution of the writ the defendant gave a claim property bond and the goods were delivered to him; he pleaded “ property.” The plaintiffs had sold and delivered to the defendant a large quantity of boards; the plaintiffs alleging that the defendant bought them fraudulently, knowing that he was…
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment was entered in the Supreme Court, February 16th 1874.
2Per curiam
This was a sale by a “ drummer ” for a New York house. His whole testimony, including his letter to his employers of the 19th of February 1870, in which he expresses his felicity,” as well as his note of the sale to the defendant, shows that he, as the agent of the plaintiffs, made the sale of the cedar at Philadelphia, and that the defendant was induced to buy at his urgent request. It is true, he asked the defendant about trade, and the latter said it was good ; and asked him/about his business, and the latter said it was good;…
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