Eshleman v. Mumper

Wissler, J.,

B. Frank Eshleman, plaintiff, on April 18,1949, by the filing of a complaint brought an action in trespass against Richard Mummert (by amendment Richard Mumper) to recover property damages as a result of an automobile collision on the Harrisburg Pike. Defendant in his answer to the complaint alleged the following as “New Matter”: “(15) The defendant did on the third day of January, 1949, bring an action in trespass before James E. Hockenberry, Justice of the Peace of Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, residing at 118 East Main Street, Mount Joy, Pa., against the…