Legal Opinion
Snively v. Fisher
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 10, 1902No. Appeal, No. 41Published
Appeal, No. 41, April T., 1902, by defendant, from order of C. P. Somerset Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 297, discharging rule to open judgment in case of J. E. Snively v. M. J. Fisher and A. S. Fisher. Rule to open judgment. Before Longeneckee, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was order discharging rule to open judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
Judgment was entered against M. J. Fisher and A. S. Fisher upon the following instrument:
“ $800.00. I, M. J. Fisher, acknowledge to owe and stand indebted to J. Espey Snively, his executors, administrators, heirs or assigns, in the sum of eight hundred dollars for value received, payable as follows: one year after date, with interest from date, and hereby authorize and empower any attorney of the court of common pleas of Bedford county, or of any other court of record of Pennsylvania, or elsewhere, to appear and after statement filed, confess judgment for the above sum,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Knisely v. ShenbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838
- Leith v. BushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
- Shaffstall v. McDanielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Dodge v. ChessmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899