St. Clair v. Jones

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County

Decided September 15, 1797

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County · decided 1797-09-15

CASE for enticing away and harbouring a servant boy.— offered an indenture signed by the plaintiff, purporting to be a binding of a minor boy, by his guardian, to the plaintiff. objected, because it was signed only by the plaintiff, and not by the guardian. Young. We will prove, that an exact counterpart of this was executed by the guardian.

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Decided 1797-09-15

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President.

¶1The testimony cannot be received.—But, if you please, we will reserve the point.

¶2Young then offered to prove by the guardian, that he did execute a counterpart of this indenture.

¶3President. This cannot be admitted, unless its loss be proved. We will reserve this point also if you please.

¶4Young then offered to prove, that the guardian did bind the boy to the plaintiff.

¶5President. This must be rejected, as the other evidence was; since you have stated that a deed existed.

¶6The plaintiff was then nonsuited, with leave to move to set the nonsuit aside.