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Atkinson v. GrahamAtkinson v. Graham

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 15, 1836
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The evidence in derogation of the ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍plaintiff’s character, which was not put in issue by the pleadings, ought not to ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍have been received. The plaintiff’s declarations also, in regard to the state of the ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍accounts, previous to the date of the note, were inadmissible; but so much ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍of the evidence as went to show a receipt of the defendant’s money since ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍was proper.

Judgment reversed, and a venire de novo awarded.

Case Details

Case Name: Atkinson v. Graham
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Oct 15, 1836
Citation: 5 Watts 411
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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