Commonwealth v. Novek
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Phila. Co., March T., 1914, No. 345, for plaintiff on case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Commonwealth v. Abraham Novek. Assumpsit on a recognizance of bail for appearance in the oyer and terminer and quarter sessions.
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Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court Phila. Co., March T., 1914, No. 345, for plaintiff on case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Commonwealth v. Abraham Novek. Assumpsit on a recognizance of bail for appearance in the oyer and terminer and quarter sessions. Gilpin, J., filed the following opinion: This suit is brought to recover the sum of $400, with interest thereon from July 26, 1912, on a forfeited recognizance executed by defendant on June 21, 1912, for the appearance of one Ittel Brod, at the next term of the court of oyer and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
In this case, which was tried by the court without a jury, the trial judge reserved decision and subsequently filed an opinion concluding as follows: “The court therefore finds in favor of the plaintiff for $447.40, the amount of the recognizance, with interest from July 26, 1912, to July 17, 1914; judgment to be entered sec. reg.”
The appellant’s first contention is that the municipal court had no jurisdiction of the action. Section 4 of the Act of April 22, 1846, P. L. 477, provides that recognizances of bail for appearance in the oyer and terminer and quarter sessions…
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