Woodruff v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court at Philadelphia. This was a scire facias issued from the District Court, Philadelphia, in favor of James Woodruff and Samuel Prahl, co-partners, under the firm of Woodruff & Prahl, vs. Andrew R. Chambers, owner, &c. and Henry C. Burtman and George and Hanna, contractors. Scire facias sur. — Apportioned Mechanics’ claim.
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Error to the District Court at Philadelphia. This was a scire facias issued from the District Court, Philadelphia, in favor of James Woodruff and Samuel Prahl, co-partners, under the firm of Woodruff & Prahl, vs. Andrew R. Chambers, owner, &c. and Henry C. Burtman and George and Hanna, contractors. Scire facias sur. — Apportioned Mechanics’ claim. The claim as filed was for bricks furnished for and about the erection and construction of eighteen certain three story brick houses, in the county of Philadelphia, ten of which said houses are situated on the south side of Callowhill street,…
1Per curiam
The lien which constituted the demand was entire, and. for more than the minimum limit of the court’s jurisdic*133tion, though the amount apportioned to the particular building was less. The case is analagous to a covenant for payment by instalments, for each of which there is a separate scire facias. It is clear, therefore, that the District Court had jurisdiction.
Judgment for plaintiffs.
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maurer v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Multiple Insurance, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1949