Ketcham v. Central Trust & Savings Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 517, on .verdict for plaintiff in case of O. W. Ketcham v. Central Trust & Savings Co. Assumpsit. Before Shoemaker, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $580. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 15, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1913, No. 517, on .verdict for plaintiff in case of O. W. Ketcham v. Central Trust & Savings Co. Assumpsit. Before Shoemaker, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $580. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were various rulings on evidence, answers to points and refusal to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
This suit arises out of a building project which the defendant trust company indirectly financed. Ketcham, the plaintiff, furnished the brick for two sets of houses. Twenty-five per cent, of his bill was secured by one of the houses being held in trust by Carson, who acted for the trust company. The principal contractor defaulted in the payment of the twenty-five per cent, balance and the plaintiff was entitled to a deed for the house. When the trust company was ready to make the conveyance to the plaintiff he declined to accept it for the reason that the house was not…
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