Astwood v. Wanamaker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 219, Jan. T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1897, No. 195, in case of Henry C. C. Astwood v. John Wanamaker et al. The plaintiff brought assumpsit against the defendants. By agreement of the parties Frank P. Prichard was appointed referee.
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Appeal, No. 219, Jan. T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1897, No. 195, in case of Henry C. C. Astwood v. John Wanamaker et al. The plaintiff brought assumpsit against the defendants. By agreement of the parties Frank P. Prichard was appointed referee. In pursuance of the report of the referee the following judgment was entered: Judgment without appeal or writ of error or objection or exception is hereby entered in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiff in the above entitled matter for one half the cost of the proceedings before the referee,…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
A majority of the court are of the opinion that this case falls within the rule of construction of the Act of May 5,1899, P. L. 248, adopted in Prentice v. Hancock, 204 Pa. 128, and as the money item of the judgment is less than $1,500 the appeal must go to the Superior Court. We therefore express no opinion on any of the questions raised.
Record ordered to be remitted to the Superior Court.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Prentice v. HancockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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