Herman v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia. ' ‘ An award of referees was made and returned in the Court below, in favour of Christopher Freeman against William Herman for the sum of 131 dollars, under the following submission, which appeared in the docket entries returned with the record.
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In Error. ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia. ' ‘ An award of referees was made and returned in the Court below, in favour of Christopher Freeman against William Herman for the sum of 131 dollars, under the following submission, which appeared in the docket entries returned with the record. “ Amicable action, entered by agreement filed, June 3d, 1819. It is agreed, that all matters invariance, between Christopher Freeman and William Herman, be referred to Sylvester Roberts, Benjamin Martin, and Joshua Ray bold: they or a majority of them, shall make an award…
1Opinion of the Court
*11The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Duncan J.
The determination of causes by referees, under a rule of Court, has been so frequent, and is so useful a practice, that Courts of justice favour them, and do not lend a ready ear to formal objections, when no substantial rule of justice has been violated.
The submission in this case is expressly under the Act of 1705, and is different from the three species of awards in England, which are, First, Arbitration bonds out of Court. Second, Submissions in causes depending in Court. Third, Bonds of arbitration under stat. 9 and 10 W. 3. C. 15.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1788
- Brown v. ScheafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1813