Commonwealth v. Brothers Valley Co.

Dissenting Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts:

I think it clear that at best the language in the bond instrument authorizing confession of judgment is ambiguous. The surety insists that the disputed phrase, “attested as aforesaid,” modifies “copy” thus requiring that the copy be attested, while the Commonwealth insists that only a copy of the attested original is required. Appellants’ position is perhaps the more logical reading for, as we said in a different context, “it is a basic postulate of good sentence structure *504to locate a modifying clause as close to its antecedent as possible. . . .”…