McCahan v. Reamey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Blair county. This was an action of assumpsit by Daniel K. Reamey against James A. MeCahan, for building a brick house.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Blair county. This was an action of assumpsit by Daniel K. Reamey against James A. MeCahan, for building a brick house. On the 6th December 1858, the parties, by agreement filed, referred all matters in controversy in this suit, without declaration or statement filed, unto James Barr, John Barr, and Joseph A. Landis, as referees; and agreed that they, or a majority of them, should ascertain and determine the amount due from the defendant to the plaintiff, for building and erecting the western end of the defendant’s new brick building; that the award of the said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Strong, J.
The parties voluntarily submitted all matters in controversy in this case to referees. The agreement of submission stipulated that the award of the referees should be final and conclusive ; that neither party should have a right to appeal or file exceptions to it, and that the prothonotary should enter judgment thereon when it should be filed.
Pursuant to the submission, an award was made in favour of the plaintiff in the court below, and upon it judgment was entered. The defendant then filed exceptions, alleging that the referees had made…
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