Legal Opinion

Kelsey v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1858PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Error to the Common Pleas of Schuylkill county. This case is reported in 2 Oasey 78. The facts which gave rise to the present writ of error sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thompson, J.

— This is a question of interest on a verdict. The verdict was rendered on the 16th of December 1851; and two days thereafter motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were made. These motions were heard and overruled on the 29th of November 1852, and judgment entered on the verdict, having been held over for a period of near eleven months. After this the cause was removed to this court, and having been affirmed, the plaintiff *341below moved the court for a rule to show cause why execution should not issue on the judgment, to collect…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stuart v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
  2. Buck v. Little & NanceCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Barium Steel Corp. v. WileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Carbondale City School District v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. McDermott v. McDermottSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Commonwealth v. BERGERCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Demotte v. WhybrowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920

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