Greenawalt v. Shannon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In error from the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county. John Shannon, the defendant in error, brought trespass for killing his cow, before a justice of the peace, against William Greenawalt, the plaintiff in error. From the judgment of the justice on the report of referees, defendant appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnside, J.
This was an action of trespass for hilling a cow of plaintiff, who is defendant in error, before Justice Snyder. - No amount of plaintiff’s demand appears to haye been stated on the justice’s docket. The parties referred the cause to three of their neighbours, who awarded for the plaintiff $15, damages and costs. The testimony returned with the record shows that no witness valued the cow at less than $25. From the award Shannon the plaintiff appealed, and filed a declaration in the Common Fleas, laying his damages at $250. To this declaration the defendant entered a plea, and afterwards a…
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