Dettra v. Kestner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 311, Jan. T., 1892, by-defendant, George L. Kestner, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Feb. T., 1892, No. 59, in favor of B. Frank Dettra, receiver of the Standard Mutual Live Stock Ins. Co. Amicable action of assumpsit to recover assessments levied by order of court to pay losses.
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Appeal, No. 311, Jan. T., 1892, by-defendant, George L. Kestner, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Feb. T., 1892, No. 59, in favor of B. Frank Dettra, receiver of the Standard Mutual Live Stock Ins. Co. Amicable action of assumpsit to recover assessments levied by order of court to pay losses. The case was tried without a jury under the act of April 22, 1874. At the trial before Endlich, J., defendant offered in evidence certified copy of the articles of agreement and application for charter of the Berks County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, afterwards the Standard Mutual Live Stock…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
By agreement of parties, trial bj^ jury was waived and the decision of this case was submitted to the court pursuant to provisions of the act of Afu-il .22, 1874.
It was claimed by defendant that he was induced to apply for and accept membership in the Standard Mutual Live Stock Company (of which plaintiff is receiver) by reason of false and fraudulent representations made to him by the officers of the company, as to its financial standing, amount of insurance, etc., and that he had no knowledge of the fraud thus practiced upon him until demand was made by the receiver for payment…
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