Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bridge Co. v. Allegheny County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 136, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, No. 2211, refusing change of venue in case of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bridge Co. v. Allegheny County. Petition for change of venue.
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Appeal, No. 136, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, No. 2211, refusing change of venue in case of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bridge Co. v. Allegheny County. Petition for change of venue. Frazer, P. J., filed the following opinion: The testimony taken on this rule for a change of venue, in our opinion fails to sustain the main reasons set forth in support of the application, namely: the existence of local prejudice against the defendant. The fact that Allegheny County is a party to the litigation will not, in our opinion, prejudice plaintiff in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This appeal is from an order refusing a change of venue petitioned for on the ground that the county in which the action was pending was a party thereto and that because of local prejudice a fair trial could not be had in the county. The court found that the allegation of the existence of local prejudice that would prevent a fair trial was not sustained by the proofs. We find no reason to doubt the correctness of this finding. If our conclusion from an examination of the testimony, differed from that of the learned judge of the Common Pleas, there would be no ground for a reversal…
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