Wilmoth v. Hensel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 48, July T., 1891, by defendant, W. U. Hensel, from judgment of C. P. McKean Co., Dec. T., 1883, No. 247, on verdict for plaintiff, B. J. Wilmoth. Assumpsit for reward for conviction of violation of election laws.
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Appeal, No. 48, July T., 1891, by defendant, W. U. Hensel, from judgment of C. P. McKean Co., Dec. T., 1883, No. 247, on verdict for plaintiff, B. J. Wilmoth. Assumpsit for reward for conviction of violation of election laws. The narr alleged that defendant, on or about Oct. 2, 1882, (the date of the hand bill or advertisement) promised to pay a reward, quoting the language of the hand bill or advertisement, recited in the opinion of the Supreme Court; and on or about Nov. 4, 1882, “ promised to pay $1,000 for the conviction of any person guilty of any violation of the election laws ; ” that…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice Paxson,
This case was fought step by step in the court below and pressed with much zeal and ability here. The specifications of error are too numerous to be considered in detail. Several of them are to the admission of evidence; the remainder to answers to points, and the charge of the court.
The facts may be summarized as follows: During the political campaign of 1882, the appellant (defendant below) was chairman of the democratic state committee. It is alleged that as such chairman he caused to be published an advertisement offering a reward of one thousand dollars…
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