183 A. 923 | Pa. | 1936
Argued January 30, 1936.
When the litigation between these parties was here before (
The legal plaintiff, Baltzer Kisthardt, recovered three judgments, one against James A. Betts for $2,068.77, another against him for $1,378.11, and the third against him and his wife, Vanetta R. Betts, for $2,758.35. These judgments were founded upon checks given by the defendants to the legal plaintiff.
James A. Betts and Vanetta R. Betts entered judgment against Baltzer Kisthardt on a bond accompanying a mortgage given by him to them for $5500. In this proceeding Betts and his wife by petition to the court below *272 sought to set off that judgment against the three judgments which he held. The court refused the set-off as to the two judgments against Betts, but allowed it as to the judgment for $2,758.35 against Betts and his wife. From this action the plaintiffs appeal.
In reaching its determination the court followed the doctrine set forth in Leitz v. Hohman,
The assignment of the judgment to the use-plaintiffs was in consideration of costs, fees and expenses due the assignees. The assignment was subsequent to the entry of appellees' judgment. The assignees took the assignment subject to the right of appellees to set off any claim they had against the assignor prior thereto: Rider v. Johnson,
We are not convinced from our study of the record that the court erred in allowing the set-off.
Order affirmed at appellants' cost. *273