Beatty v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 193, Jan. T., 1902, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1900, No. 5, on bill in equity in case of J. M. Beatty et al. v. J. M. Harris et al. Bill in equity for an account. Motion to quash appeal. From the record it appeared that Mark, J., filed an adjudication, and a decree based thereon. No exceptions were filed to the adjudication or the decree. Errors assigned were different paragraphs of the decree, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb.. Justice Fell,
The motion to quash the appeal must be granted for the reason that no exceptions were filed in the common pleas to the decree entered, and there is nothing on the record to support the assignments of error. The rules of equity practice provide for the entering of a decree nisi, the filing of exceptions thereto by either party, the entering of a formal decree by the prothonotary, as of course, if no exceptions are filed; and if exceptions are filed, for the hearing of them on the argument list as upon a rule for a new trial. They expressly direct that the exceptions…
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