Reily v. Shafer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 63, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Oct. T., 1915, No. 361, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edmund J. Reily v. Martha L. Shafer. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to an automobile. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $450. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 63, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Oct. T., 1915, No. 361, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edmund J. Reily v. Martha L. Shafer. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to an automobile. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $450. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant, and in entertaining jurisdiction of the-cause and entering judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The plaintiff brought this action of trespass in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County to recover damages arising from the injury to or partial destruction of certain personal property. In his statement of claim he fixed the amount of money demanded at the sum of $1,-200. The defendant filed an answer responsive, as to the facts averred in the statement, and at once challenged the jurisdiction of. the court to entertain and try such a case. The plaintiff failed to file any certificate setting forth the real extent of his loss. The docket entries show no specific ruling…
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