Briggs v. Erie County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
October 17th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Merour, Gordon, .Paxson, Trunkey, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County: Of October and November Term 1881, No. 138. Amicable action of assumpsit between Ira E. Briggs, plaintiff, and the County of Erie, defendant, with the same effect as if upon appeal from the judgment of an alderman in favor of the plaintiff for $20, being the amount of fees due him as official stenographer for a transcript of…
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October 17th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Merour, Gordon, .Paxson, Trunkey, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County: Of October and November Term 1881, No. 138. Amicable action of assumpsit between Ira E. Briggs, plaintiff, and the County of Erie, defendant, with the same effect as if upon appeal from the judgment of an alderman in favor of the plaintiff for $20, being the amount of fees due him as official stenographer for a transcript of the notes of testimony in a certain cause pending in said court. The following facts were agreed upon in a case stated,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
The Act of 8th May 1876, Pur. Dig. 2054, authorizes the judges of the several courts of the Commonwealth to appoint a stenographer who shall be paid $10 for each day spent by him in taking notes in court, and be paid by the county or counties forming the judicial district. Section 4 imposes additional duties and declares by whom such services shall be paid. He is required “ to furnish a copy of his notes of testimony written out in long hand upon the order of the court or the request of counsel in the cause, during the progress of the trial or at any subsequent time; also within a reasonable…
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