American Radiator Co. v. Hoffman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 84, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Monroe Co., Feb. T., 1908, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of American Radiator Company v. L. S. Hoffman. Assumpsit upon a contract of suretyship.
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Appeal, No. 84, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Monroe Co., Feb. T., 1908, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of American Radiator Company v. L. S. Hoffman. Assumpsit upon a contract of suretyship. The contract was in the following form: “ East Stroudsburg, May 24, 1902. “ For and in consideration of one dollar to the undersigned in hand paid by the American Radiator Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and the acceptance by said company of the order hereinafter referred to, the undersigned hereby guarantees the payment by H. L. Trumbore to said…
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Opinion by
Porter, J.,
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover the price of two lots of goods which had been sold to H. L. Trumbore, under two contracts dated, respectively, May 24, 1902, and September 17, 1902. The defendant, on the day on which each of said sales were made, executed contracts in writing in the following form, which were upon said days delivered to the plaintiff: “ For and in consideration of one dollar to the undersigned in hand paid by the American Radiator Company the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the acceptance by said company of the order…
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