Hoopes v. Northern Nat. Bank
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the CircuR Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESOU, Circuit Judge.
In Thompson v. Clark, 56 Pa. St. 38, the court said that it is not necessary that an affidavit of defense be drawn with such nicety that no critical skill can suggest an objection. In Twitchell v. McMurtrie, 77 Pa. St. 383, the rule was laid down that a reasonable intendment is to be made in favor of affidavits of defense; and in Moeck v. Littell, 82 Pa. St. 354, it was declared that the facts *449set forth as constituting the defense need he averred with reasonable precision and distinctness only. In these cases, and in many other cases, some of which are hereinafter…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chestnut Street National Bank v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Peale v. AddicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Bacon v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Lane v. Penn Glass Sand Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Martinez v. EarnshawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kenworthy v. HirstU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1903
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