Bruff v. Stoops
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 77, April T., 1918, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1917, No. 594, affirming judgment of the County Court in case of Judd H. Bruff, Sheriff, for use of Laura A. Stilley et al., y. C. N. Stoops et al. Appeal from judgment of County Court of Allegheny County. Error assigned was in affirming judgment of the County Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
This is an action by the sheriff to recover of the defendants damages for failure to comply with their bid upon a sale of real estate by the sheriff. One J. C. Holman filed a mechanic’s lien against property owned by these use-plaintiffs, issued a scire facias thereon and ruled the case to compulsory arbitration, under the Act of June 16,1836. On June 12,1912, the arbitrators filed an award in favor of said Holman, who, on June 13, issued a writ of lev. fa. upon the award, under which the sheriff, on July 1,1912, exposed the property to sale and it was struck off to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pepper v. DeakyneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Wilkinson's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Banes v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848
- Hare v. BedellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Ramsay v. HerskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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