Guckert v. Lowrie
Citations
- 118 Pa. 289
- 12 A. 282
- 1888 Pa. LEXIS 392
Syllabus
<p>A landlord caused his warrant to be levied upon the goods of an occupant of the leased premises, when a surety for the lessee, paid the rent and had an assignment of the warrant and rent due made to one Guckert. Subsequently, by the surety’s direction, the goods distrained were unlawfully sold on the warrant, and a suit was brought by the owner against the landlord, Hippely, and Guckert, for the trespass : Held, that in the absence of evidence that Guckert had anything to do with the sale, it was error to submit the question of his liability to the jury.</p>
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Judges: Clark, Gordon, Green, Paxson, Sterrett, Trunkey, Williams
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