Lowenstein v. Greenbaum

Citations

• 65 Pa. Super. 19
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 9

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Mercantile record and writings — Delivery of goods.</p> <p>In an action to recover for merchandise sold and delivered, where the defendants deny that they ever received any of the goods, the plaintiff may offer in evidence various records made during the process of packing and shipping the goods, such as the yardage memorandum, entries in invoice book, invoices, memorandum receipt signed by shipping -clerk, and receipt of drayman, where the chief clerk of the packing department testifies as to the whole process of packing and shipping which was under his own supervision, identifies the records and testifies that they were made by his own immediate subordinates, and that they were in the handwriting of such subordinates. In such a case the plaintiff is not required to call as witnesses the various employees to identify the records which they had respectively made.</p>