Lentz v. Kittanning Real Estate Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 155, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1918, No. 18, striking off appeal in tbe case of Fred C. Lentz y. Kittanning Real Estate Company. Motion to strike off appeal from justice of tbe peace. Before King, P. J. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court. Tbe court entered an order striking off tbe appeal. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was tbe order of tbe court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
Tbe plaintiff, Fred C. Lentz, sued tbe defendant, Kit-tanning Real Estate Company, a corporation, before a justice of tbe peace, in an action of assumpsit. Tbe sum*515mons was served on George H. Burns, secretary of the defendant company and return so made by the constable. At the hearing Burns appeared and was sworn on behalf of the defendant. Judgment was entered against the defendant for $69. The defendant appealed and coincident therewith Burns made affidavit before the justice that the appeal was not taken for the purpose of delay but because he verily believed that…
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