Commonwealth v. Osler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 11, March T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Sullivan Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Commonwealth to use of George E. Brown and J. G. Cott v. Hiram W. Osier et al. Scire facias sur recognizance on sheriff’s bond. Before Teeky, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 11, March T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Sullivan Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Commonwealth to use of George E. Brown and J. G. Cott v. Hiram W. Osier et al. Scire facias sur recognizance on sheriff’s bond. Before Teeky, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Subsequently Terry took an appeal to the Superior Court from his conviction in the court of quarter sessions. The Superior Court issued an order making that appeal a supersedeas. The sheriff then returned the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
Charles A. Terry obtained a license to sell liquor in Sullivan county in 1900, and filed his bond required by the statute, with George E. Brown and J. G. Cobb as his sureties, which was approved by the court, one of its stipulations being as follows : — “ And further, we do, by these presents empower the district attorney of Sullivan county, Pa., .and any other attorney of any court of record in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to appear for us therein and confess judgment against us for the said penal sum, with costs of suit, and release of all errors ; and we do hereby…
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