Benner v. Weeks

Citations

• 159 Pa. 504
• 28 A. 355
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 880

Syllabus

<p>Appropriation of money in hands of another to payment of debt~Evir denoe — -Question for jury.</p> <p>In an action of assumpsit there was evidence that a woman placed in defendant’s hands a small sum of money for furnishing and setting up a tombstone which at her request was procured by plaintiff. Defendant admitted that he had some of the woman’s money in his hands, but denied that it had been appropriated by her for any specific purpose. Held, that the question was for the jury, and that a verdict and judgment for plaintiff should be sustained.</p>