Legal Opinion

J. B. Colt Co. v. Shirk

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Union County

Decided March 12, 1923No. 2; No. 9Published

Statutory demurrer. C. P. Union Co., Sept. T., 1922, No. 9.

1Opinion of the Court

Potter, P. J.,

An affidavit of defence was filed in this case raising questions of law as to the insufficiency of the plaintiff’s statement, the first specification being as follows: “Because it is not properly verified.”

At the argument of the case, it was stated by counsel that there was no averment that the person making the affidavit was acquainted with the facts, as required by the Practice Act of May 14,1915, P. L. 483-484; nor is there a certificate that the notary before whom it was made was authorized to take affidavits, as required by the Actl of Aug. 10, 1864, P. L. 962, as to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Meaker Galvanizing Co. v. Charles E. McInnes & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Blakeslee Manufacturing Co. v. HiltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  3. People's Building, Loan & Saving Ass'n v. BerlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  4. Hall's Safe Co. v. WalenkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
  5. Pavilion Co. v. HamiltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900

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