Brown v. McCreight

Citations

• 187 Pa. 181
• 41 A. 45
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 1102

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Compounding criminal offenses — Fraudulent removal of goods — Act of March 31, 1860.</p> <p>Removal of the goods of a debtor to another county to prevent a levy on them by the sheriff is such a misdemeanor as may be lawfully settled by parties under the 9th section of the Act of March 31, 1860, P. L. 427. It is immaterial in such a case that the prosecutors are members of a copartnership engaged in the business of banking.</p> <p>Mortgage — Condition as to all parties signing.</p> <p>Where a mortgage is signed by two of the parties named as mortgagors in the body of the mortgage, on an agreement that it shall not be binding on those executing it, unless signed by all those who are so named, and this stipulation is made by one of those signing in the presence of the other, and for the benefit of both, the mortgage does not become operative on either of those who executed, unless signed by all.</p>