Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Follett
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 202, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., May T., 1906, No. 470, on verdict for defendant in case of Singer Sewing Machine Company v. Grant R. Follett. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace. Before Fanning, P. J. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
One of the requisite qualifications of appraisers in a distress for rent is that they shall be “reputable freeholders:” Act of March 21,1772, sec. 1,1 Sm. L. 370. An examination of the decisions defining the terms “ freeholder,” and “ freeholder of the county,” shows that the meaning to be ascribed to them in the construction of statutes depends to some extent on the context, and the purpose for which the qualification is prescribed. For example, having regard to these considerations, it has been held in some cases outside this commonwealth involving the interpretation…
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