Stucker v. Shumaker

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Stucker, the plaintiff, brought this action to recover from the Shumaker Estate the sum of $7,500, alleged to be owing by reason of a contract entered into June 5, 1905, wherein the decedent agreed to buy and hold for their joint account 300 shares of the Dollar Deposit Bank of Johnstown, resell the same at a profit, and pay over one-half of the proceeds received. It was claimed that a judgment note was given on August 30, 1905, by Shumaker to Stucker for the amount sued for, made payable “as per agreement after date,” and that this obligation, under seal, was…