Buckman v. Davis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error, to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an amicable action, in which John and William Davis were plaintiffs, and William Buckman defendant.
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Error, to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an amicable action, in which John and William Davis were plaintiffs, and William Buckman defendant. The parties agreed to the following amicable reference:— “ It is agreed, April 11,1856, that the above amicable action be entered upon the records of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Chester, as of April Term, A. D. 1856, and that the same be referred to Joseph Wylie, John Marsh, and David Williams, who, after having been severally sworn or affirmed to perform their duties with impartiality and fidelity, shall proceed, without the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
The authority of the court to enter judgment on the award is objected to, because the submission was under no Act of Assembly, and it is argued that the conditions by which the parties agreed to be bound were altogether different from the terms of the 6th section of the Act of 1886 relating to arbitrations. The only difference perceived, is that the parties did not stipulate to make the submission a rule of court, and this has been held in several cases to be immaterial: 1 Harris 90; 4 Whart. 347. There was an action pending, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Coleman v. LukensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
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