Russell v. Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 3,726, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of James H. Russell v. City of Philadelphia. Case stated to determine the liability of the county for fees of a court stenographer.
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Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., March T., 1911, No. 3,726, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of James H. Russell v. City of Philadelphia. Case stated to determine the liability of the county for fees of a court stenographer. The case stated was as follows: “ And now;, to wit, this twenty-first day of April, a. d. 1911, it is hereby agreed by and between the plaintiff and the said City Solicitor, that the following case be stated for the opinion of the Court in the nature of a special verdict. “James H. Russell, the plaintiff, is a…
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Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The plaintiff seeks to recover, under the terms of a case stated, for services as the official stenographer of the court of common pleas No. 5 for the county of Philadelphia, in taking testimony before masters in divorce and a referee in an application for a charter pending in said court. The claim is made under the provisions of the Act of May 1, 1907, P. L. 135, which relates to the appointment of stenographers, etc., by the several courts and prescribes their duties.
The third section of this act, after providing that the stenographers shall take full stenographic notes…
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