McCurdy v. Canning

Decision Date10 January 1870
Citation64 Pa. 39
PartiesMcCurdy and Stevenson <I>versus</I> Canning.
CourtPennsylvania Supreme Court

Before THOMPSON, C. J., READ and SHARSWOOD, JJ. AGNEW, J., at Nisi Prius.

Error to the District Court of Philadelphia. No. 180, to July Term 1868.

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A. Thompson and W. E. Whitman, for plaintiffs in error, cited Ash v. McGill, 6 Whart. 391; Stoebler v. Knerr, 5 Watts 181: Coulter v. Phillips, 8 Harris 154; Dougan v. Blocher, 12 Id. 28; Smith v. Painter, 5 S. & R. 222; Martin v. Jackson, 3 Casey 504; French v. Mehan, 6 P. F. Smith 286.

H. McIntyre, for defendant in error, cited Diver v. Diver, 6 P. F. Smith 106; Stuckey v. Keeffe, 2 Casey 402.

The opinion of the court was delivered, January 10th 1870, by

READ, J.

We affirm this judgment for the reasons so well assigned by the learned judge (Judge Thayer), in his able opinion in the court below.

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