Sheafer v. Melcher
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lancaster Co., May T., .1892, No. .30, discharging rule to strike off appeal in case of P. F. Sheafer v. A. J. Melcher. Rule to strike off appeal.. The opinion of- the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order of the court. Moore v. Creamer, 3 P. & W. 416; Potts v. Staeger, 12 Pa. 363. Anderson v. McMichael, 6 Pa. Superior Ct. 114; Yost v. Davison, 5 Pa.
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Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Lancaster Co., May T., .1892, No. .30, discharging rule to strike off appeal in case of P. F. Sheafer v. A. J. Melcher. Rule to strike off appeal.. The opinion of- the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order of the court. Moore v. Creamer, 3 P. & W. 416; Potts v. Staeger, 12 Pa. 363. Anderson v. McMichael, 6 Pa. Superior Ct. 114; Yost v. Davison, 5 Pa. Superior Ct. 469; Drum v. Uplinger, 9 Pa. Superior Ct. 404; Com. v. Luckey, 31 Pa. Superior :Ct. 441; Powell v. Gayley, 9 Pa. Superior Ct. 406.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Nineteen years after the transcript of appeal from the judgment of the justice of the peace was filed in the common pleas, the plaintiff obtained a rule to show cause why the appeal should not be struck off. The ground alleged for the application was that the transcript was not filed until four days after the first day of the term succeeding the date of the appeal. The defendant filed an answer, *399and after hearing, the court, in an opinion filed, discharged the rule up op. the ground of the plaintiff’s laches. From that order, the plaintiff appealed to this court. It is contended…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ward v. LetzkusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Yost v. DavisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Drum v. UplingerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Samuel Cupples Wooden Ware Co. v. HoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Schultz v. Bear Creek Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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- Caples v. KlugmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964