Petition of Newlin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
¡’Olí A MANDAMUS TO THE COURT OR COMMON PLEAS OR INDIANA COUNTY. No. 000 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct. In November, 1888, the petition of Mr. James W. M. Newlin was presented to a justice of tliis court, representing: That be bad brought suit against the county of Indiana for tbe sum of $2,000, due him for professional services rendered to said county and which, or any part thereof, tbe said, county bad declined to pay; tbat on April 16, 1888, he presented through his counsel…
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¡’Olí A MANDAMUS TO THE COURT OR COMMON PLEAS OR INDIANA COUNTY. No. 000 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct. In November, 1888, the petition of Mr. James W. M. Newlin was presented to a justice of tliis court, representing: That be bad brought suit against the county of Indiana for tbe sum of $2,000, due him for professional services rendered to said county and which, or any part thereof, tbe said, county bad declined to pay; tbat on April 16, 1888, he presented through his counsel a petition to the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana county, in which he bad averred, inter alia, as follows : “ Tbat the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Wiluams:
This application is made under tbe act of March 30, 1875. The plaintiff sets out the facts which he alleges entitle him to a change of venue in the above-entitled* case; asserts that be has made an application to the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana county in due form for such change, and that his application has been refused; and prays tbis court to “ issue a writ of mandamus to be directed to said Hon. Harry White, president judge of *544the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana county, commanding him to make an order changing the venue in the aforesaid action.”
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