Supreme Court of Pennsylvania March 15, 1850 (Carman v. Garrison)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Burnside, J.

Our provincial statute of 1705, Dunlop, 2d edition, 45, although more liberal than the British act, the 2d of Q-eorge 2d, chap. 2, confines defalcation or set off, to persons dealing together and indebted to each other on bonds, bills, bargains, accounts or the like.