Cronrath v. Border
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 3, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant from order of C. P. Berks Co., reinstating and making absolute a rule for a new trial in case of William M. Cronratb v. James Border. Rule for new trial.
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Appeal, No. 3, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant from order of C. P. Berks Co., reinstating and making absolute a rule for a new trial in case of William M. Cronratb v. James Border. Rule for new trial. In addition to tlie facts stated in the opinion of the Superior Court it appeared that the verdict was rendered on April 23, 1902, the rule for a new trial was discharged on November 10, 1902, the costs other than the jury fee were paid in January 8, 1903, and the rule reinstated and made absolute on November 16, 1903. Error assigned was the order reinstating and making absolute the rule for a new…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This was an action of trespass in which a verdict was *17rendered for the defendant in April, 1902. A rule for new-trial was granted, which was argued in October and discharged in November, 1902. It may be conceded for the purposes of the case that if the defendant had then paid the jury fee and caused judgment to be entered in his favor, the power of the court to reinstate the rule after the expiration of the term and make it absolute — it not being alleged nor even intimated that the verdict was procured by fraud — would have been gone. The rule upon this subject was thus stated by…
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- Fisher v. Hestonville, Mantua & Fairmount Passenger Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Commonwealth v. GipnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- O'Donnell v. FlaniganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Dean v. MunhallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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