Commonwealth ex rel. Arrott Steam Power Mills Co. v. Arnold
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Rule to show cause why special writ under statute of Westminster 2d should not issue to Hon. Michael Arnold, directing him to seal bill of exceptions.
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Rule to show cause why special writ under statute of Westminster 2d should not issue to Hon. Michael Arnold, directing him to seal bill of exceptions. The petition of the Arrott Steam Power Mills Co. represented as follows: “ That they were impleaded by John Williams, the plaintiff in the above case, of a certain alleged cause of action in the Court of Common Pleas No. 4 of the county of Philadelphia, of March Term, 1893, No. 152, and issue having been joined thereon, the said cause came on for trial before his honor the Honorable Michael Arnold, one of the judges of the said court, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
The statute of Westminster has not been repealed, nor has it become obsolete. Bills of exception, even in the old form as established by it, may fill the same place in regard to trials that they always have, and to those who prefer accuracy to rapidity, even at the expense of some time and labor, they are still deserving of use and will receive recognition by this court. Changes of practice however have become necessary to accommodate the requirements of the statute to modern ways. In this there is nothing unprecedented. The statute contemplated the making up of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taylor v. PrestonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
- Rosenthal v. EhrlicherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Janney v. HowardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Chase v. VandergriftSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth ex rel. Turk v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Lange v. BarancoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- Commonwealth v. DuffySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Heyer v. Cunningham Piano Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
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