Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1913

Philadelphia Medical Publishing Co. v. Wolfenden

Philadelphia Medical Publishing Co. v. Wolfenden
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided February 3, 1913 · Brown, Fell, Mestrezat, Moschzisker, Potter, Stewart
239 Pa. 262; 86 A. 849; 1913 Pa. LEXIS 549

Philadelphia Medical Publishing Co. v. Wolfenden

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This appeal is from an order discharging a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The action was by a corporation, of which the defendant became an officer, to recover on an oral agreement alleged to have been made by him to subscribe for $5,000.00 of the stock of the corporation when a charter was obtained. It is averred in the affidavit of defense that the defendant’s agreement was to invest $1,000.00 in the stock of the corporation and that he never agreed to subscribe for a larger amount of stock. This denial went to the foundation of the plaintiff’s claim, and if established by proof, would defeat a recovery. The issue raised was for the jury.

The order is affirmed.

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