Sheehan v. Rosen
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 40, Oct. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1894, No. 1162, on verdict for defendant. Rule to open judgment and let defendant into a defense made absolute and case tried before Aedenreib, J. It appears from the record that judgment was entered on single bill against defendant for $893.87 which was opened by the court and defendant let into a defense.
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Appeal, No. 40, Oct. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1894, No. 1162, on verdict for defendant. Rule to open judgment and let defendant into a defense made absolute and case tried before Aedenreib, J. It appears from the record that judgment was entered on single bill against defendant for $893.87 which was opened by the court and defendant let into a defense. The allegation of the plaintiff was that the judgment was given by defendant as collateral security for goods furnished and to be thereafter furnished, and that subsequently goods had been…
1Opinion of the Court
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1. This was an issue upon an opened judgment. The disputed question of fact was, whether or not it was agreed between the plaintiff and the defendant that the judgment should stand as collateral security for any subsequent indebtedness that the defendant might incur for goods sold by the plaintiff. This being the issue, it was unquestionably relevant to show that the indebtedness for goods subsequently furnished to Knight was in reality the defendant’s indebtedness. If this fact had been in dispute, it would have been error to refuse to permit the plaintiff’s counsel to ask the…
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