Ortt v. Schwartz
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 45, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Philadelphia Co., Nov. T., 1914, No. 96, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles H. Ortt, Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Keystone Trading Stamp Company of Philadelphia, Bankrupt. Assumpsit on promissory notes.
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Appeal, No. 45, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Philadelphia Co., Nov. T., 1914, No. 96, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles H. Ortt, Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Keystone Trading Stamp Company of Philadelphia, Bankrupt. Assumpsit on promissory notes. Before Bonniwell, J. From the record it appeared that the trustee in bankruptcy of the Keystone Trading Stamp Company brought an action against Jacob Schwartz to recover $266.66 with interest, alleged to be due upon two promissory notes of $133.33 each, drawn by Jacob Schwartz to the order of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
In this action of assumpsit in the Municipal Court, the plaintiff, after' offering the notes in suit in evidence, rested his case, and when the defendant had adduced evidence in support of his defense, the plaintiff did not offer any testimony in denial or explanation thereof, so that the undisputed facts are as follows:
Minnie Schwartz, the defendant’s daughter, had been for several years in the employ of the Keystone Trading Company, of which the defendant Avas the treasurer. At a meeting of the officers of the company, when the president, three directors and a member…
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