Anewalt v. Hummel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of July Term 1884, No. 10. This was an action on the case, arising on appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace, by Peter Anewalt against Jacob Plummel to recover the value of certain hay and cornstalks. The facts of the case together with the instructions of the lower court which form the subject of the material assignment of error, are fully recited in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: Of July Term 1884, No. 10. This was an action on the case, arising on appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace, by Peter Anewalt against Jacob Plummel to recover the value of certain hay and cornstalks. The facts of the case together with the instructions of the lower court which form the subject of the material assignment of error, are fully recited in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for defendant and judgment thereon. The plaintiff thereupon took this writ.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This action was commenced before a justice of the peace. It resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $16.50. The defendant entered an appeal to the Common Pleas. After a trial, consuming nearly an entire day in that court, there was a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff brings it here upon a writ of error. It may be, the parties regard litigation as a luxury. Be that as it may they have a legal right to come here, and we will dispose of the case with as much care as if it involved a large amount as well as a great principle.
The plaintiff was the owner of a farm; the defendant…
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