Shaffer v. Eichert
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 169 July Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 779 December Term 1886, C. P. No. 1. On January 26, 1887, “Jacob Shaffer, who intermarried with Maria, late Maria Eiehert, in the right of said Maria; Charles E. Schroeder, who intermarried with Elizabeth, late Elizabeth Eiehert, in right of said Elizabeth; Richard H. Grayson, who intermarried with Mary A., late Mary A. Eiehert, in the right of…
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APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 169 July Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 779 December Term 1886, C. P. No. 1. On January 26, 1887, “Jacob Shaffer, who intermarried with Maria, late Maria Eiehert, in the right of said Maria; Charles E. Schroeder, who intermarried with Elizabeth, late Elizabeth Eiehert, in right of said Elizabeth; Richard H. Grayson, who intermarried with Mary A., late Mary A. Eiehert, in the right of the said Mary A.; George Engwiller, who intermarried with Catharine, late Catharine Eiehert, in the right of the said…
1Per curiam
Upon the argument at bar the plaintiffs moved to amend the record by adding the names of their wives as co-plaintiffs. The property in dispute was claimed by the plaintiffs in right of their wives, and the necessity of having the names of the latter placed upon the record is obvious. This was a mistake amendable below and here. It is a technical matter. The allowance of the amendment in this court can do the defendant no injury, and we will permit it to be made.
The appeal itself is without merit. The case comes up without an exception to anything, and is in effect a motion for a new trial.…
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