Franklin v. Hancock
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 130, April T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Aug. T., 1900, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff non obstante veredicto. Assumpsit to recover assessments for paving under the Act of May 18, 1871, P. L. 896. Before Criswell, P. J. The jury returned the following verdict: And now, December 11, 1900, this cause came on to be heard, whereupon called and came W. F. Kelléy, R. S. Hazlett, Hugh Gallagher, Peter Berry, John Deegan, Wm.
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Appeal, No. 130, April T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Venango Co., Aug. T., 1900, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff non obstante veredicto. Assumpsit to recover assessments for paving under the Act of May 18, 1871, P. L. 896. Before Criswell, P. J. The jury returned the following verdict: And now, December 11, 1900, this cause came on to be heard, whereupon called and came W. F. Kelléy, R. S. Hazlett, Hugh Gallagher, Peter Berry, John Deegan, Wm. Robertson, Harvey Bell, M. O. Kerr, James Osborne, George B. Nurss, John Pryer and Wm. Cotter, twelve good and lawful men duly elected…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
The city of Franklin brought an action of assumpsit to recover from the defendant the amount of an assessment for the paving of Elk street and recovered a verdict, subject to the opinion of the court on a question of law reserved. • The question was reserved in this form: “ If the court should be of the opinion that there is any evidence on which to rest thi? verdict, then judgment to be entered upon the verdict. Otherwise judgment to be entered for the defendant non obstante veredicto.” The form of the reservation was not excepted to, and the substance thereof only…
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