Lerner v. Felderman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 463, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sarah Lerner, a Minor by her next friend and father, William Lerner, v. Leon Felderman. Trespass for malicious prosecution. Before Crane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 463, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sarah Lerner, a Minor by her next friend and father, William Lerner, v. Leon Felderman. Trespass for malicious prosecution. Before Crane, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. When the plaintiff was on the stand he was asked this question: “Q. Now, Miss Lerner, you appeared as a witness after that proceeding sometime before Magistrate Call, you appeared as a witness against Dr. Felderman in the criminal court,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution begun at the instance of the defendant. The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a substantial verdict for the plaintiff on, which judgment was entered. The defendant appeals. Wé shall consider in their natural order the more important of the questions raised by the assignments of error..The plaintiff in her statement laid her damages at fifteen hundred dollars. ’ It is argued the Municipal Court had no jurisdiction of the cause of action stated. The appellant claims the case at bar is…
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