Hoffman v. Dawson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Lycoming. July 12. The facts of this case, which was an appeal, wherein Dawson was the plaintiff, and Hoffman the defendant, are fully stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of this court was delivered by
Burnside, J.
The act of 1810, Dunlop, 208, extends the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to all causes of action arising from contracts, either express or implied, where the sum demanded is not above one hundred dollars; except in cases of real contracts, where the title of lands or tenements may come in question, or actions upon promise of marriage. In the case before us the original summons is not returned. We presume it was not for a sum *281exceeding $100, 8 Barr, 466, where we held such was the fair presumption. The justice’s transcript shows that…
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- Zimmerman v. SnyderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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