Lenhart v. Cambria County
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cambria Co., June T., 1904, No. 410, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel Lenhart, Sheriff, v. Cambria County. Assumpsit by the sheriff for charges and expenses.
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Appeal, No. 179, April T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cambria Co., June T., 1904, No. 410, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel Lenhart, Sheriff, v. Cambria County. Assumpsit by the sheriff for charges and expenses. Before O’Connor, P. J. The court charged as follows : The plaintiff in this case claims that he is entitled to 1529.96 from the county of Cambria, which amount he says is due and unpaid, for services rendered, at different times and under the circumstances testified to by him while on the witness stand. There is no question of fact to be determined by you in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This was an action of assumpsit tried before the court and a jury for the purpose of determining the amount due the plaintiff for the removal of certain convicts and lunatics to the penitentiary and to the proper asylums.
The first important question raised in the record is whether the sheriff’s compensation is regulated by the fee bill of April 2, 1868, P. L. 3, or by the Act of July 11, 1901, P. L. 663. The learned counsel for the appellant vigorously contends that the act of 1868 was not repealed by the act of 1901, and that the. sheriff’s compensation for the…
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