Speers v. Knarr
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 22, Feb. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Sept. T., 1888, No. 571, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Before Gordon, P. J. It appeared from the evidence that one Sackett desired to purchase lumber from plaintiff’s decedent; that the decedent, Mr. Speers, refused to furnish the lumber upon Sackett’s credit.
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Appeal, No. 22, Feb. T., 1897, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Sept. T., 1888, No. 571, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Before Gordon, P. J. It appeared from the evidence that one Sackett desired to purchase lumber from plaintiff’s decedent; that the decedent, Mr. Speers, refused to furnish the lumber upon Sackett’s credit. Sackett, who desired to begin building on a lot winch he had agreed to purchase from H. S. Knarr, the defendant, informed the defendant of this fact. He, it is alleged, requested Mr. Speers to deliver the lumber to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
W. C. Sackett being about to build a house on a lot which he had contracted to buy from the defendant, applied to James Speers for lumber. The latter refused to furnish it unless he would bring an order from the defendant. Sackett reported this to the defendant, and the latter told Sackett to tell Speers to let him (Sackett) have the lumber and that he (the defendant) would fix it. This was substantially the language of the defendant as testified to by Sackett and two other witnesses who were present. John S. Speers, a brother of James Speers, testified, that about the…
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