Caputo v. Love

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

In the court below appellant moved to strike off an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace in an action where appellant was plaintiff. From the court’s denial of his motion he appealed to us. The appeal presents the single question whether the appeal from the judgment of the justice was taken within the time fixed by the Act of March 20, 1810, P. L. 208, §4, 42 PS §662, that is, “within twenty days after judgment”.

The transcript of the justice filed in the court below shows that judgment for appellant was entered on December 12, 1939, and that on “January 2,…