202 Pa. 633
Decided May 19, 1902
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1902-05-19
Appeal, No. 12, Jan. T., 1902, by defendant, from order of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1900, No. 209, granting a new trial in case of John Dougherty v. Mary Andrews. Trespass for the alleged trover and conversion of a certificate of indebtedness. Before Bechtel, P. J. At the trial it appeared that Patrick McGee in his lifetime had on deposit with the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, $11,200, and held as evidence of such deposit a certificate of indebtedness.
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Affirmed · Decided 1902-05-19
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently March 1941
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¶1Opinion by
¶2The only error complained of on this appeal is the granting of a new trial by the court below. The verdict was for the defendant, which, on application of the plaintiff, for reasons assigned, was set aside and a new trial awarded. The testimony taken in the case is not before us ; but, from the résumé of it in the judge’s charge, his discretion in setting aside the verdict was not abused, and the order making the rule for a new trial absolute is affirmed.