2013, ISBN: 9781236953377

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...than that at Norristown but the State pays a little more to make up the difference. In 1891 the net cost to the city of Philadelphia for the patients under the care of Dr. Hughes was seven cents a day for 1,400 patients, or 49 cents a week for clothing, shoes, hats, repairs to the institution and everything. Mr. Bliss. Do you charge up the attendants' salaries? Mr. Geary. Everything, the doctors, the clerks and everything; that is the net cost to Philadelphia for maintaining its insane poor plus what the State gives, $1.50. Mr. Bliss. I think we had better cut down the appropriation to this institution. Mr. Geary. No, I would not like you to do that. Mr. Snyder. That would be $ 1.99 a week per capita. Mr. Geary. Yes, sir; this institution is an institution of the city of Philadelphia. The greatest number are supposed to be paupers but a great many prefer to come here and be treated because Dr. Hughes knows that the city of Philadelphia is jealous of its money and the better work he can do and the more patients he can turn out cured, the better it will be for him, therefore instead of keeping the patients in this institution for the purpose of making money he wants to turn them out as soon as he can, having in view the cure and restoration of the patients and whatever is for their best interest, because in doing that the better reputation he makes for himself. The more he cures and turns out the more credit will he be given as a competent man in the position he occupies and it is his effort to cure them and get them out as soon as possible without injury to the patient. He knows the better record he makes for himself the more secure his position will be. Mr. Bliss. You take care of them for less than $2 per week per capita? Mr. Geary. In some cases we collec... Weight:0.59 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 5/9/2012 0:00:00, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...which was not registered at the time in Pennsylvania. 2. A subscription to a joint-stock company is not only an undertaking to the company, but with all other subscribers. Such contracts are trilateral, and even if fraudulent as between two of the parties, they are to be enforced for the benefit of the third. Argued Oct. 26, 1908. Appeal, No. 9, Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Blair Co., June T., 1905, No. 134, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Altoona Sanitary Milk Company v. T. J. Armstrong. Before R1cE, P. J., PoRTER, HENDERSoN, MoRRrsoN, ORLADY, HEAD and BEAvER, JJ. Affirmed. Assumpsit to recover a stock subscription. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $603.83. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant. Thomas C. Hare, with him Edwin M. Amies, for appellant.--The contract was an undertaking on the part of the construction company for doing the unlawful things provided for in the contract. It is clear that an action against the subscribers 350, (1909).1 Arguments. to the contract cannot be sustained without disclosing the entire contract; for performance of its prohibited acts (the acts of the unregistered corporation), is the foundation of recovery against the defendant: Pittsburg Construction Co. v. West Side Belt Railroad Co., 151 Fed. Repr. 125; McMullen v. Hoffman, 174 U. S. 639 (19 Sup. Ct. Repr. 839); Diamond Glue Co. v. Glue Co., 187 U. S. 611 (23 Sup. Ct. Repr. 206); Mitchell v. Smith, 1 Binney, 110; Badgley v. Beale, 3 Watts, 263; Columbia Bank & Bridge Co. v. Haldeman, 7 W. & S. 233; Shuman v. Shuman, 27 Pa. 90; Kepner v. Keefer, 6 Watts, 231; Seidenbender v. Charles, 4 S. & R. 151;... Weight:1.07 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 9/13/2013 0:00:00<