Roming v. Shivers

Opinion by

James, J.,

Appellee instituted this landlord and tenant proceeding before a magistrate to regain possession of real estate under the Act of March 31, 1905, P. L. 87, 68 PS 366-367, supplementing the Act of December 14, 1863, P. L. (1864) 1125, 68 PS 364. The judgment of the magistrate for the appellee was sustained by the Municipal Court of Philadelphia reviewing the record on certiorari, and this appeal followed.

The Act of December 14, 1863, P. L. (1864) 1125 permits the tenant either an appeal to the court of common pleas or a review of the record by certiorari. By obtaining…