Heffner v. Wenrich
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Schuylkill county. This was an-action of assumpsit by William Wenrich and Henry Pfeiffer, trading as Wenrich & Co., against Samuel Heffner, on a book account for goods sold and delivered, and also on two promissory notes.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Schuylkill county. This was an-action of assumpsit by William Wenrich and Henry Pfeiffer, trading as Wenrich & Co., against Samuel Heffner, on a book account for goods sold and delivered, and also on two promissory notes. On the trial of the cause, the plaintiffs, who were dealers in cattle, gave in evidence their books of original entry, showing the sale and delivery by them to the defendant, between the 24th June and 7th October 1851, of cattle to the amount of $1066.60 ; on which they allowed a credit for $670. And also the defendant’s two promissory notes in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J. —
The plaintiff in error was sued for the balance of a book account, which began 24th June 1851, and ended October 7th 1851; and also for two promissory notes, one dated March 25th or 30th 1852, and drawn at 40 days, for $225; the other dated July 21st 1852, at 60 days, for $100.
When the first of the notes was offered in evidence, it was objected to, on the ground that the date had evidently been altered; but the court overruled the objection and- admitted the note. The note has not been sent up with the record, as it should have been, for…
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