Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1896

212 opinions

Com. v. John Collom and Elijah Goodyear, Appellant 1896
George L. Dobernecks Appeal. George L. Dobernecks License 1896-01-15
Samuel J. Goucher, Appellant, v. Providence Washington Insurance Company 1896-01-18
Talbot L. Hibberd v. County of Delaware, Appellant 1896-01-20
W. M. Applegate v. Charles H. Cohn and Milton Berger, now or late partners, trading under the firm of Cohn & Berger, Appellants 1896-01-20
M. J. Erisman, Appellant, v. The Delaware County National Bank 1896-01-20
Brydon H. Nicoll, Appellant, v. J. Carroll McCaffrey and Eugenie M. McCaffrey, Defendants below; and Jules Junker, and Jules Junker, Administrator c. t. a. of John Junker, deceased, Garnishees and Appellees 1896-01-20
Samuel M. Moore v. Jacob Grow 1896-01-20
F. H. Massey, Assignee of John J. Krider, who was Assignee of Horatio P. Connell, Sheriff, as of Andrew Miller, v. Michael Noon and The Real Estate Title Insurance & Trust Company, Terre Tenants 1896-01-20
Isaac A. Sheppard, Franklin L. Sheppard and Howard R. Sheppard, Copartners, trading as Isaac A. Sheppard & Co., Plaintiffs below and Appellees, v. Jacob A. Bohem, Defendant below and Appellant 1896-01-20
Benjamin Irwin, Assignee of W. S. Harris, Assignee of C. H. Bradley, Executor of A. T. Hoopes, decd, Assignee of Executors of Wm. B. Hoopes, decd, Assignee of John S. Hope, Appellant, v. James F. Hanthorn and Ellen Hanthorn. (W. L. Hanthorn defending as Terre Tenant.) 1896-01-20
The Inter-state Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. O. D. Brownback & Co., Ltd., Appellant 1896-01-20
George L. Hubbard, Elon H. Guyn and R. A. Zimmerman, Surviving Partners of George K. Hubbard & Co., v. Dennis French, Appellant 1896-01-20
Deborah Shelly, Appellant, v. John B. Dampman, Appellee 1896-01-20
John F. Mower, to the use of Samuel T. Mower, Appellee, v. The Reverting Fund Assurance Association, Appellant 1896-01-20
The Borough of Colwyn v. Thomas Tarbotton, Appellant 1896-01-20
D. Howard Conrade, Assignee for the benefit of Creditors of John J. Eustace, who survived Edward A. Eustace, late Copartners, trading as Eustace & Co., Appellant, v. Michael E. OBrien 1896-01-20
Aaron Jacobs, Appellant, v. The Union Cemetery Association, of Allentown, and Mayberry S. Weidner 1896-01-20
John F. Riley v. John T. Eigo, Appellant 1896-01-20
The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Norristown v. Ellen K. Fornance, Owner Appellant 1896-01-20
Thaddeus A. Manning v. Henry Klein et al., Officers and members of the Master Barbers Protective Beneficial Association, Appellants 1896-01-20
Chas. Becker to use of D. Stull v. Joseph Yeager 1896-01-20
E. S. Hand, Appellee, v. William Russel, Appellant 1896-01-20
The City of Philadelphia to use of John McCann v. The North Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Owner and Registered Owner, Appellant 1896-02-20
Albert Henne v. The Peoples Street Railway Company of Luzerne County, Appellant 1896-02-20
Clyde Chamberlain, by his Next Friend, Isadore F. Chamberlain, v. Joseph M. Lilley, Appellant 1896-02-20
The London Assurance Corporation v. Henry Z. Russell, Appellant 1896-02-20
Commonwealth v. Hiram Bates and Henry D. Shaw, Appellants 1896-02-20
Peter Sommers v. John Howey, Appellant 1896-02-20
The Lake Winola Association, Appellant, v. Riley Mott and Wm. H. Swatz, Appellees 1896-02-20
Porter Farley, Appellant, v. John Newton, Constable 1896-02-20
In the Matter of Oscar Misselwitz, an Alleged Lunatic. Sedlingers Appeal 1896-02-20
John P. Jones v. C. Wands, C. Q. Carman, C. W. Maxwell and George M. Watson, Appellants 1896-02-20
Michael Dugan, Guardian of Mary Dugan, Appellant, v. James Law and Bridget Law, his Wife, George Law, Eliza Bracey, Isabel McDermott, Thomas Law, John Law, Ellen McGinness, Mary Kilgallon and Jane Donnelly 1896-02-20
George Burst, Appellant, v. Adam Weisenborn 1896-02-20
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the use of Dora Snyder, Appellee, v. George R. Snyder and Samuel Snyder, Appellant 1896-02-20
The City of Philadelphia to use of John F. Pugh, to use of William Kelly, v. The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company, Owner and Registered Owner. Appellant 1896-02-20
John F. Jones v. The Susquehanna Coal Company, Appellant 1896-02-20
George W. Montgomery & George T. Montgomery, Partners, under the firm of Montgomery & Company, v. Keystone Fibre Company 1896-02-20
H. J. Shaylor, Appellant, v. Jesse Parsons 1896-02-20
John S. Hoffa v. D. W. Person. Appeal of Millheim et al. 1896-03-18
John S. Hoffa, Appellant, v. D. W. Person 1896-03-18
W. M. Applegate v. Charles H. Cohn and Milton Berger, now or late partners, trading under the firm of Cohn & Berger, Appellants 1896-03-18
Creasy & Wells v. Emanuel Reformed Church, Owner or Reputed Owner, and Jacob Shoemaker, Contractor, Appellants 1896-03-18
E. H. Griffith, Appellant, v. George Knarr 1896-03-18
Charles Fisher v. Borough of South Williamsport, Appellant 1896-03-18
Robert Odenwelders Estate. Elijah J. Richards Appeal 1896-03-18
Overseers of the Poor of Spring Township v. Overseers of the Poor of Walker Township, Appellants 1896-03-19
E. Keeler Company v. Emil Schott, Appellant 1896-04-13
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Charles Stahl and Edward Waters. Stahls Appeal 1896-04-13
E. E. Kell v. S. G. Rudy, County Superintendent, Appellant 1896-04-13
Commonwealth v. Alva C. Cochran, Fred. Munk, Joseph Workman, Benjamin Bitner and Williams Queers 1896-04-13
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. W. C. Cassell 1896-04-13
William H. Minick v. David Gring, Appellant 1896-04-13
John W. Carroll v. Thomas Miner and James Ladden, Appellants 1896-04-13
Frances M. Shueys Estate. Appeal of John W. Shuey, Guardian of Frances M. Shuey (now Sones), a Minor 1896-04-13
Commonwealth v. John Fitzpatrick, Appellant 1896-04-13
John M. Stover v. Upton N. Spielman, Appellant 1896-04-13
J. S. Lowrey & Co., Appellants, v. Joseph Ulmer 1896-04-13
The State Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Harrisburg, Pa., Appellant, v. John C. Smith 1896-04-13
Thomas Davidson v. Thomas Sanders and James H. Jenkins, Appellants 1896-04-13
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Josiah C. Geesey et al. Swatara Township School Districts Appeal 1896-04-13
John Weigle, Peter Snyder, Jere Morret and Martin Berkheimer, Appellants, v. H. H. Mercer 1896-04-13
Scranton & Pittston Traction Company v. The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co., Appellants; The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, Lessees, Appellants, v. The Lackawanna Street Railway Company and The Scranton & Pittston Traction Company, Lessees 1896-04-13
David B. Stouffer, Appellant, v. William Stouffer 1896-04-14
Commonwealth v. John Collom, Appellant 1896-04-20
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. The Joseph Kohnle Brewing Company, Appellant 1896-05-11
George C. Hull and A. A. Mellon, Copartners, trading as George C. Hull & Co., v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant 1896-05-11
Commonwealth v. Robert Muir, Appellant 1896-05-11
Thomas Collins et Ux. v. D. C. Mechling et al., Appellants 1896-05-11
The Riverton Ferry Co., Appellant, v. The McKeesport and Duquesne Bridge Co. 1896-05-11
Addison Hutton, Appellant, v. Margaret McLaughlin 1896-05-11
Thomas McMillan v. The Philadelphia Company, Appellant 1896-05-11
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Thomas D. Steen, Appellant 1896-05-11
Commonwealth v. D. B. Swayne, Appellant 1896-05-11
William and Thomas Denniston v. The Philadelphia Company, Appellant 1896-05-11
Commonwealth v. Joseph Tadrick, Annie Tadrick, Johanna Tadrick 1896-05-11
Ivy E. Carson v. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of New York, Appellant 1896-05-11
Elizabeth N. Crumpton, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Herbert B. Crumpton, deceased, v. The Pittsburg Council, No. 117, of Junior Order of United American Mechanics of Allegheny County, Pa., a Corporation, Appellant 1896-05-11
George M. Cote, Agent, Appellant, v. Anna E. Schoen, Owner, or Reputed Owner, and John F. Beighley, Contractor 1896-05-11
Elizabeth Lyons v. A. J. E. Means, Appellant 1896-05-11
Appeal of Isaac M. Gross 1896-05-19
Dobernecks Appeal 1896-05-19
Commonwealth for use Cambria County, v. P. E. Dillon, one of County Commissioners of Cambria County, Appellant 1896-05-28
Commonwealth for use Cambria County v. J. G. Lloyd, one of County Commissioners of Cambria County, Appellant 1896-05-28
Daniel Steiner, Appellant, v. J. W. Bartlett 1896-05-28
Commonwealth v. Thomas Peters, Appellant 1896-05-28
Road in Otto Township 1896-05-28
Joseph S. Brown, Appellant, v. Samuel Eccles 1896-07-16
John H. Waters, Appellant, v. Anna Wolf, Executrix of Nicholas Wolf (Owner), and Thomas White (Contractor) 1896-07-16
Commonwealth v. Elmer Allen, Appellant 1896-07-16
E. M. McCullough v. The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., Appellant 1896-07-16
Isaac Joseph, doing business, under the name and style of Isaac Joseph Iron Company, appellant, v. J. H. Richardson, doing business under the name and style of J. H. Richardson & Co. 1896-07-16
Appeal of J. J. Brown et al., in the Matter of Fowlers License 1896-07-16
Commonwealth v. B. E. Wood, Appellant 1896-07-16
Commonwealth v. S. A. Johnston, Appellant 1896-07-16
William Wright v. The Monongahela Natural Gas Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
Bellefield Avenue. Whites Appeal. Grangers Appeal 1896-07-16
William S. Muir, Appellant, v. John H. Shinn 1896-07-16
Appeal of Matilda Martin and Obediah Jacobs in the Matter of the Assigned Estate of George Smith and Wife 1896-07-16
Newton Weller v. Edwin Meeder, Administrator of W. H. Ifft, deceased, Appellant 1896-07-16
Marianne Hartman v. The Pittsburg Incline Plane Co., Appellant 1896-07-16
I. D. Doverspike, Appellant, v. Charles Jewart 1896-07-16
Mary Hentz v. The Borough of Somerset, Appellant 1896-07-16
J. Galvin McClymonds v. William R. Stewart, Appellant 1896-07-16
The City of McKeesport v. The McKeesport and Reynoldton Passenger Railway Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
The Bartholomay Brewery Company v. William Thomeier and Andrew M. Gundaker, Appellants 1896-07-16
Williams v. Gas Co., Appellant 1896-07-16
A. W. Galbraith v. Philadelphia Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
J. W. Wetmore, Appellant, v. Nora C. Dobbins, Mary E. McCullough, Mattie C. Norton and Henry C. Curtis 1896-07-16
Appeal of W. M. Laird 1896-07-16
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George W. Kerns & Bro., Appellants 1896-07-16
Harlan Book, Administrator of J. M. Davis, deceased, v. J. A. ONeil, Surviving Partner of ONeil & Davis, Late Partners 1896-07-16
W. W. Patrick, doing business as R. Patrick & Company, v. Henrietta C. Smith. C. F. Bingaman, Appellant 1896-07-16
Ellen Merriman v. Borough of Osborne, Appellant 1896-07-16
Grangers Appeal. Bellefield Avenue 1896-07-16
Herman Christner v. A. F. John, Appellant 1896-07-16
Application of Levi M. Lauck for Distillers License 1896-07-16
Samuel J. Babb, Appellant, v. D. M. Taylor et al. 1896-07-16
Comstock v. Gas Co., Appellant 1896-07-16
James Tannehill v. The Philadelphia Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
David C. Powell v. The Agricultural Insurance Company of Watertown, N. Y., Appellant 1896-07-16
Commonwealth v. W. I. Bachop 1896-07-16
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Frank Adams, Appellant 1896-07-16
Amiel S. Pfeifer and George J. Kaufman, Partners, doing Business as Pfeifer & Kaufman, Appellants, v. Fred Rahiser 1896-07-16
John B. Ruffner v. Hugh A. Hooks, Appellant 1896-07-16
Amy Swanson, by her Next Friend and Father, C. A. Swanson, v. Charles Crandall and Martha Crandall, Appellants 1896-07-16
In re William A. Shoemaker, an Attorney at Law 1896-07-16
Irene Oles v. The Pittsburg Times, Appellant 1896-07-16
E. E. Murtland, Appellant, v. George Callihan 1896-07-16
Henry Sturm, Guardian of J. Vick OBrien and Thomas H. OBrien, Minor Children of John W. OBrien, deceased, v. Jane F. Sawyer, Appellant 1896-07-16
William A. Buente and Henrietta Buente, his Wife, v. Pittsburg, Allegheny & Manchester Traction Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
The West Branch Lumbermans Exchange, Appellant, v. D. Austin Lutz and Elmer E. Zaring 1896-07-16
The City of McKeesport v. Citizens Passenger Railway Co., Appellant 1896-07-16
Appeals of Fuller Hogsett and Morgan H. Bowman 1896-07-16
John Marks v. David Baker, Appellant 1896-07-16
John Bright, L. T. Borchers and H. A. Jameson, doing business as the J. B. & B. Oil Company, v. B. V. Siggins, M. J. Walkerman, C. J. Siggins and W. J. Knupp, Appellants 1896-07-16
City of New Castle, Appellant, v. The New Castle Electric Company 1896-07-16
N. P. Nye v. The Pittsburg Company, Appellant 1896-07-16
Pittsburg Glass Company v. H. M. Doubleday, Walter B. Childs, Walter H. Stone and Wm. D. Card, Partners, doing business under the name of The Electrical Supply and Construction Company, Appellants 1896-07-16
E. S. Huggins, for the use, etc., v. S. T. Neill, Appellant 1896-07-16
August Langenheim and Charles W. Cochran, trading as Langenheim & Cochran, Appellants, v. The Anschutz-Bradberry Co., Owner, and H. S. McAllister, Contractor 1896-07-16
Duff v. McDonough, Appellant 1896-07-16
E. E. Murtland, Appellant, v. Phillip Callihan 1896-07-16
S. R. Fullerton and Bettie H. Fullerton, Appellants, v. Geo. L. Peabody 1896-07-16
In re Lunacy of Margaret Christy. Appeal of Marion Township, Butler County, Pa., from Decree of Q. S. of Armstrong County 1896-07-16
Commonwealth, Appellant v. Chas. F. Moore 1896-07-16
Nathan T. Gilmore v. The Connellsville Water Company. In re Rule on Edward Campbell 1896-07-16
Prichard et al. v. Gas Co., Appellant 1896-07-16
Samuel Orr v. Carnegie Natural Gas Company, Appellant 1896-10-12
Maria McClements, Susan Smith, Lucinda Smith, Sarah J. McCaffrey, Frank McCaffrey and John A. Scott, Guardian ad litem of Sarah Effie McCaffrey, Minor Child of Basil McCaffrey, deceased, and Philip McCaffrey, Heirs of Bernard McCaffrey, deceased, Appellants, v. Michael Downey 1896-10-12
Knights of Pythias Benevolent Association of Coal Centre, Penna., Appellant, v. R. L. Leadbeter, Samuel Abercrombie and Elah Hicks 1896-10-12
A. J. Lennox v. Greenwich Insurance Company, Appellant 1896-10-12
Peter Burr v. Simon Mazer, Appellant 1896-10-12
Michael Shakely, for use of Catharine Bartley, v. J. S. Guthrie, Admr. c. t. a. of Andrew Bott, decd., Andrew Bott, John Bott, Francis Bott, Wm. Bott, Jos. Bott, Chas. Bott, Jas. Murdock, intermarried with Mollie Bott, and - Murdock, their Children, Heirs and Devisees of Andrew Bott, decd., Belle Gibson, A. B. Gibson and M. E. Gibson, Alienees of the Real Estate of Andrew Bott, decd., Appellants 1896-10-12
H. P. Hudson, Appellant, v. Israel Watson 1896-10-12
Overseers of the Poor of Elderton Borough v. Overseers of the Poor of Plumcreek Township, Appellants 1896-10-12
Edward Schuldt v. Thomas Herbine, Appellant 1896-10-17
Titusville Oil Exchange, John J. Carter, Pres., John Fertig, E. C. Hoag, B. F. Kraffert, Roger Sherman, E. T. Boberts, J. H. Caldwell, Joseph Seep, C. E. Martin, Secy, Petitioners, v. P. T. Witherop, M. B. McManus, M. Stewart, L. L. Shattuck, J. A. Dower, W. H. Wood, W. M. Henderson, Geo. A. Chase, L. E. Andrews, Second National Bank, E. O. Emerson, Taylor Tifft, C. B. Friedman, N. B. Barnsdall, J. P. Thomas, John Lammers, James Purtill, A. J. Thompson, Edgar Hale, W. P. Love, Loomis L. Shattuck and F. P. Brown, Respondents 1896-10-19
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Smith, Appellant 1896-10-19
Eleanor S. Cairns and Andrew A. Cairns, Appellants, v. W. H. Llewellyn and Louis Genois, Copartners, late trading as Llewellyn & Genois 1896-11-09
John Sullivan v. George W. Hancock, Owner, Appellant, and Henry Close, Contractor 1896-11-09
The City of Philadelphia v. Franklin Cemetery, Owner and Registered Owner, Appellant 1896-11-09
Joseph Wasserman, Assignee, v. Thomas J. Carroll 1896-11-09
Harry P. Brooks, v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant 1896-11-09
Michael Rosenberg v. William P. Clyde and B. Frank Clyde, trading as Wm. P. Clyde & Co., Appellants 1896-11-09
Emily Hendricks and Sarah Hendricks, Executrices of Eleanor Hendricks, deceased, v. Francis B. Reeves and Benjamin F. Archer, Appellants 1896-11-09
Rebecca Delaplaine and George L. Deved, trading as the Baltimore Smelting Company v. Ammonia Company of Philadelphia, Appellant 1896-11-09
Warwick Ganor v. Gustav Hinrichs and Alfred Hoegerle, now, or lately, trading as The Hinrichs Grand Opera Company, Alfred Hoegerle, Appellant 1896-11-09
Rosina B. Wolpert v. Grand Lodge Knights of Birmingham, Appellant 1896-11-09
Henry Van Brunt v. Jacob F. Potter and Samuel P. Lukens, trading as Jacob F. Potter & Co., Appellants 1896-11-09
Alfred Leggoe and William Shindle, trading as Alfred Leggoe & Co., v. Harry Mayer, A. Lincoln Landis and Peter C. Fritz, trading as Harry Mayer & Co., Appellants 1896-11-09
Mary G. Reilly and John M. Gallagher, Executor of L. Sterling Costigan to the use of Thomas D. McGlatherty v. Patrick K. Daly, Appellant 1896-11-09
Alexander McN. Page and Jessie W. Page, trading as Alexander Page & Brother, v. The J. C. McNaughton Company, Appellants 1896-11-09
Assigned Estate of D. H. Wenger. Appeal of W. A. Susong 1896-11-09
James Kelly v. William Shillingsburg, Appellant 1896-11-09
Edward Wolf, Isaac Wolf, Jr., Augustus Wolf, and Frank Wolf, trading as Wolf & Company, v. Miriam H. Wolf, Appellant 1896-11-09
Edward Wolf, Isaac Wolf, Jr., Augustus Wolf and Frank Wolf, trading as Wolf & Company, v. M. P. Rosenbach, trading as M. P. Rosenbach & Company, Appellant 1896-11-09
Leopoldina Hill, Appellant, v. John J. Egan 1896-11-09
Trenton Rubber Company, a Corporation under the Laws of New Jersey, v. Samuel L. Small, Appellant 1896-11-09
Appeal of F. H. Powell, Administrator of James H. Davis, deceased 1896-11-16
Henry H. Sheip et al., trading, etc., Appellants, v. Price, Page & Co. 1896-11-16
Clements v. The Phila. Co., Appellant 1896-12-03
Edward Marquette, Appellant, v. County of Berks 1896-12-07
Leah Shober v. Harrison Brothers & Co. and Andrew H. Hershey, Sheriff, Appellants 1896-12-07
Joseph Schoeneman & Co. v. Joseph L. Weill and Jennie Levy, Appellants 1896-12-07
William E. Beard, by his Next Friend and Mother, Mary E. Beard, v. The Reading City Passenger Railway Company, Appellant 1896-12-07
Commonwealth ex rel. Levi B. Heisey, Appellant, v. I. N. Risser et al., School Directors of South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, Penna. 1896-12-07
William W. Shoe, Appellant, v. Nether Providence Township 1896-12-07
W. S. Shirk, Appellant, v. Charles Konigmacher 1896-12-07
Peter Stewart v. Chester & Darby Telford Road Company, Appellant 1896-12-07
Joseph Ladley, Appellant, v. United States Express Company 1896-12-07
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William H. Clark et al. Appellants 1896-12-07
The Historical Publishing Co. v. H. G. Hartranft, Appellant 1896-12-07
Assigned Estate of Michael Hamill 1896-12-07
J. B. Nace and S. S. Swartley, doing business under the firm name of Nace & Swartley, Appellants, v. Gideon Hartman, Surviving Partner of William L. Grim and Gideon Hartman, lately doing business under the name of William L. Grim 1896-12-07
Charles B. Boice, Appellant, v. Elizabeth E. Zimmerman and Charles Umsted 1896-12-07
Commonwealth of Pa. v. John Mills, Appellant 1896-12-07
Estate of Jacob Moses. Appeal of Ella N. Hause et al. 1896-12-07
Estate of Benjamin Fritz, deceased. Appeal of H. M. Werner and Charles E. Quigley, Administrators of the Estate of Margaret E. Fritz, deceased 1896-12-07
Barclay S. Smith v. The Phila. Traction Co., Appellant 1896-12-07
John C. Held v. Howard T. McBride, Appellant 1896-12-07
Letitia Pister v. The Keystone Mutual Benefit Association, Appellant 1896-12-07
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Arnheim, Daniel Arnheim, David Arnheim and Solomon Goldsmith 1896-12-07
Com. of Pennsylvania v. John Adams, Appellant 1896-12-07
Frank Gernert v. Solomon Knerr, Appellant 1896-12-07
J. B. Larzelere & Son, Appellants, v. Gustavus W. Tiel and Edgar A. Tooley, Copartners, trading as Tiel & Tooley, and David Cherry 1896-12-07
Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania v. John Mills and John Adams, Appellants 1896-12-07
Henry A. F. Kohler, Appellant, v. Samuel B. Smith 1896-12-07
Clayton v. The Chester Traction Company, Appellant 1896-12-07
Sarah Himes v. Aaron Herr, Appellant 1896-12-07
Samuel Beaumont and William Beaumont, trading as Beaumont Bros., to the use of Merchant & Co., Appellants, v. Barry D. Lane, Owner or Reputed Owner, and Joel Lane, Contractor, and F. A. Mitchell, intervening 1896-12-07