Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Tamaqua School Dist.

Houck, J.,

The plaintiff, in 1928, sued to recover certain excess tax payments amounting to $8,547.75, with interest from September 21, 1923. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for the total amount claimed, or $12,137.80. Judgment for this amount was entered upon payment of the jury fee on December 10,1930. The defendant prosecuted an appeal to the Supreme Court, which, on May 11,1931, modified the judgment to the principal sum due plaintiff, $8,547.75, with interest at 6 percent from July 1, 1925. The opinion states: “With this modification, the judgment of the court below will be…