Presbyterian Church v. Philadelphia, Bristol & Trenton Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 300, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from order of C. P. Bucks Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 14, refusing change of venue in ease of The Presbyterian Church at Bristol in the County of Bucks v. Philadelphia, Bristol & Trenton Street Railway Company. Application for change of venue. Before Stout, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was the refusal of the application.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
An application for a change of venue under paragraph five of section one of the Act of March 30, 1875, P. L. 35, on the ground that “ a large number of inhabitants of the county in which the cause is pending have an interest in the question involved therein, adverse to the applicant,” raises a question of fact for the decision of the judge: Everson v. Sun Co., 215 Pa. 231.
What is a large number of inhabitants is a relative question depending on the circumstances. A few hundred might be a large number in some communities while as many thousands might not be in others. So in regard…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Everson v. Sun Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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