Legal Opinion

Flick's Case

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 1, 1912No. Appeal, No. 258Published

Appeal, No. 258, Oct. T., 1910, by E. H. Flick, from order of C. P. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1900, No. 37, discharging rule on prothonotary to pay over docket fees In re Rule at Instance of E. H. Flick on J. L. Hartman, Prothonotary. Rule on prothonotary to pay over docket fees allowed to attorneys under the Act of April 2, 1868, P. L. 3. Before Baldrige, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Error assigned was order discharging the rule.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

The appellant presented his petition to the court below averring that he had been duly elected solicitor of Altoona city for and during the term from May 9, 1892, until May 14, 1894; that as such solicitor there became due him certain docket fees, upon judgments entered during said term in favor of the city of Altoona, upon written motions of N. P. Mervine, Esq., claiming at the time to have been the duly elected city solicitor for and during the said term; that said docket fees had been paid to the prothonotary who still held them, and the petitioner prayed for a rule to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McCombsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  2. Appeal of GilroySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
  3. Beale v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838
  4. Commonwealth v. McCoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
  5. Pontius v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842

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