Manhattan Life Insurance v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 220. This was a capias in case, issued to December Term 1871 of the court below, by the Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York against John Y. McLaughlin.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 220. This was a capias in case, issued to December Term 1871 of the court below, by the Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York against John Y. McLaughlin. The affidavit of claim by the plaintiffs was that the defendant was indebted to them in the sum of $6838,69, exhibited by a bill of items annexed to the affidavit and arising under the following circumstances : The defendant was appointed agent of the plaintiffs April. 16th 1868, and continued until about April 1st 1871; during which time he…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This record shows an agreement in writing, to refer a pending suit. The first section of the Act of 16th June 1836, Purd. Dig. 77, pl. 2, relating to “Voluntary Arbitrations,” makes it lawful “ for all persons desirous to end by arbitration any controversy, suit or quarrel, except such as respects the title of real estate, to agree in writing that their submission of the same to the award or umpirage of any person or persons shall be made a rule of any court of record of this Commonwealth having jurisdiction which the parties shall choose.” The object of this section was to furnish a mode by…
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