Goodwin v. Schott

Citations

• 159 Pa. 552
• 28 A. 356
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 894

Syllabus

<p>iffidavit of defence — Promissory note — Fraud—Misrepresentations.</p> <p>In an action on a promissory note, an affidavit of defence is sufficient to prevent judgment which avers that the note was given in payment- of a. medical practice and drug store; that plaintiff showed to defendant false and fraudulent statements and accounts as to the receipts of the business; that the store was almost destitute of drugs and medicine; that the bottles were filled with colored waters; that in numbering the prescriptions plaintiff skipped many numbers, so as to increase the total number, in order to deceive proposed purchasers; that plaintiff’s clerk had been instructed by plaintiff to show the accumulated receipts of many days to defendant so as to induce him to believe that they were the receipts of a single day; and that just before the possession of the store was given to defendant, plaintiff removed all the costly and useful drugs.</p>