Abel v. M. H. Pickering Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1912, No. 799, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mrs. H. Abel v. M. H. Pickering Company. Trespass for an alleged illegal taking of property. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 101, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1912, No. 799, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mrs. H. Abel v. M. H. Pickering Company. Trespass for an alleged illegal taking of property. Before Brown, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows; [On February 5, 1912, agents of M. H. Pickering Company went to the home of Mrs. Abel and seized and carried away the household goods enumerated in the testimony, Mrs. Abel alleging that the taking of the property was illegal and against her…
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Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
■ ■ This is an action, of trespass brought by Mrs. H. Abel against M. H. Pickering Company for damages alleged *443to have been sustained in the removal of certain goods from her house, the goods having come into her possession from her husband, who had received them from the defendant under what is generally known as an installment lease. The sum to be paid for the goods was a balance of $31.50, payable in weekly installments of $1.00 until the entire amount of rent was paid. After a full compliance with the lease a further payment of fifty cents entitled the bailee to a…
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