Craig & Blanchard v. Kline
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Writs of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Perry county: No. 59, 61 and 62, of May Term 1870. An action of replevin No. 18 to August Term 1869, was brought April 28th 1869, by John Craig and John Blanchard, trading a.s Craig & Blanchard, against Jacob L. Kline and others, for 2500 saw-logs marked on the end as specified in the writ, of the value of $8750, and 10,000 feet of boards, &c., of the value of $150, manufactured from logs of the plaintiffs with like marks.
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Writs of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Perry county: No. 59, 61 and 62, of May Term 1870. An action of replevin No. 18 to August Term 1869, was brought April 28th 1869, by John Craig and John Blanchard, trading a.s Craig & Blanchard, against Jacob L. Kline and others, for 2500 saw-logs marked on the end as specified in the writ, of the value of $8750, and 10,000 feet of boards, &c., of the value of $150, manufactured from logs of the plaintiffs with like marks. The plaintiffs pleaded “non cepit” and “property.” There was another action of replevin between the same parties, No. 88 to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the’court was delivered, July 7th 1870, by
Agnew, J.
It is a difficult problem now to define the boundaries of state and Federal powers. The doctrine of the rights of states pushed to excess culminated in ciyil war. The rebound caused by the success of the Federal arms threatens a consolidation equally serious. In this condition the landmarks of the Constitution, as planted by Chief Justice Marshall and his associates on the solid ground of reason, and a due regard to the rights of the states and of the Union, constitute the only safe guides of decisions The power of Pennsylvania…
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