Legal Opinion

Conrad v. Keyser

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 20, 1819PublishedCited by 3 opinions

In Error. ERROR to the District Court of the city and county of Philadelphia.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Gibson J.

The plaintiff below brought an action of assumpsit against the defendants for boarding the testator, to which the latter pleaded non asssumpserunt, payment, and set-off. At the trial, the defendants having paid into Court all the costs that had accrued, and a further sum equal to all that could accrue, offered Livezy as a witness: he was objected to as being a party and interested, and the Court sustained the objection. The interest arising from his liability for costs, was completely removed by the payment of the costs that had accrued, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lessee of Snyder v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1814
  2. Dehuff v. TurbettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1801

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. North v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1823
  2. Benedict v. HecoxNew York Supreme Court · 1837
  3. Willcox v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1858

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