Soxman v. Soxman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to Westmoreland county. This action, in which William Cochran, executor of Chris-, ficen Soxmdn, was plaintiff, and Mcithias Soxman and Cris ticen Soxman, jr. were defendants, originated before a Justice of the Peace from .whose judgment an appeal was entered to the Common Pleas. By consent of parties, all matters in variance between them were referred to three named referees, upon whose award or that of a majority of them, it was agreed judgment should be rendered.
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Error to Westmoreland county. This action, in which William Cochran, executor of Chris-, ficen Soxmdn, was plaintiff, and Mcithias Soxman and Cris ticen Soxman, jr. were defendants, originated before a Justice of the Peace from .whose judgment an appeal was entered to the Common Pleas. By consent of parties, all matters in variance between them were referred to three named referees, upon whose award or that of a majority of them, it was agreed judgment should be rendered. On the day of meeting one of the referees did not attend. On motion of Mr. Foster the plaintiff’s attorney,'.to the court,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
In .this case as in many others, which come before this court, the law is clear and well settled — so clear, indeed, that the case does not merit a serious examination. It is an appeal from a justice of the peace, to the court of Common Pleas; and which W3-S referred to arbitrators by consent of the parties, on the 24th of *46February, 1831. The arbitrators on the 3d of March following, reported that they found a balance of thirty-seven dollars and fifty-' seven cents against Mathias Soxman, and a balance of forty dollars and sixty-three cents…
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