Perrine v. Jermyn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 149, July T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1890, No. 92, on verdict for plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 149, July T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1890, No. 92, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit for goods sold, etc. ■ Before Archbald, P. J. At the trial- it appeared that on April 1, 1888, defendant, who owned a hotel in the city of Scranton, known as the Westminster, made a contract with J. J. Curt to manage it for one-year. • Curt leased the hotel before April 1, 1889, and on that day became proprietor and conducted the business from that time until September, 1890. He purchased liquors of plaintiffs during 1888, and until April 1, 1889, as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
It was shown on the trial, and not disputed, that from April 1,1888, to April 1,1889, Joseph Curt managed the Westminster hotel in Scranton as agent for the defendant, who was *500the owner of it, and that on the last mentioned date he leased the property and thereafter conducted the business on his own account. The plaintiffs in June, 1888, with knowledge of the capacity in which he was then acting, sold goods'for the hotel on his order, and continued to do so, from time to time, up to and including the 6th of August, 1890. All the goods were shipped, and charged…
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