Weidman v. Rieker
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1909, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., March T., 1908, No. 11, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of P. W. Weidman v. Frank J. Rieker, Manager, and M. T. Zeigler, Sheriff. Replevin for furniture of a hotel. Before Hassler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
Rieker, the appellee, leased to I. B. Minnich a hotel, for the term of eight months, beginning August 1, 1907, and ending April 1, 1908. The liquor license for the hotel was in the name of Minnich, who on February 8, 1908, joined in procuring an order of the court transferring the license to H. E. Romig. Minnich had failed to pay the rent due his landlord under the lease and Rieker, on February 8, 1908, the same day on which Minnich had procured the license to be transferred, placed in the hands of the sheriff a landlord’s warrant, with direction to proceed to collect the…
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- Myers v. EserySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Wetherill v. GallagherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Rosenberger v. HallowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
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