Harris v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 265, Jan. T., 1893, by defendant, Albert Harris, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co.,Nov. T., 1890, No. 354, for plaintiff, Susie Harris. Issue to determine validity of judgment. From the record it appeared that the judgment in question whs opened on the allegation that defendant’s signature was a forgery, and that he never authorized the judgment note to be made or to be delivered to plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 265, Jan. T., 1893, by defendant, Albert Harris, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co.,Nov. T., 1890, No. 354, for plaintiff, Susie Harris. Issue to determine validity of judgment. From the record it appeared that the judgment in question whs opened on the allegation that defendant’s signature was a forgery, and that he never authorized the judgment note to be made or to be delivered to plaintiff. The court granted an issue to determine the question whether the note was signed by defendant, or by his authority, the note to stand as the declaration, and defendant to plead non-assumpsit.…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
In this case judgment was entered upon a judgment note alleged to have been executed by appellant. Upon his application a rule to open this judgment was made absolute, and an issue awarded to try the question whether the note upon which judgment was entered was signed by him, or by anyone by his authoritj^. The note was to stand as a declaration, -and the defendant to plead non-assumpsit. Upon the trial of this issue appellee offered in evidence the judgment, to which appellant objected. The objection was overruled and the judgment admitted in evidence. The…
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