Chain v. Hart
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 81 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 155 March Term 1890, C. P. On March 1, 1890, an appeal was entered by the defendant from a judgment of a justice of the peace for $298.23, in favor of B. E. Chain against John D. Hart.
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APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 81 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 155 March Term 1890, C. P. On March 1, 1890, an appeal was entered by the defendant from a judgment of a justice of the peace for $298.23, in favor of B. E. Chain against John D. Hart. On August 11, 1890, the plaintiff filed a statement of claim to recover the sum of $275, with interest, for legal services rendered, and the sum of $23.23, for money paid out for said defendant, in certain suits wherein William C. Hamilton & Son and the defendant were parties. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Sterrett:
In his “ History of the Case,” the defendant has furnished *378us with what purports to be a history of the rule of court under which the judgment was entered. This was not only unnecessary, but wholly irrelevant to the single inquiry presented by the record, viz., whether defendant’s affidavit discloses a sufficient defence to the plaintiff’s claim. It is quite sufficient for us to know that a court, having full authority in the premises, adopted the rule, and that it was in force when the statement of claim and affidavit of defence were filed.
The suit was brought to…
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