Philadelphia v. Church of St. James
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY PLAINTIEE EBOM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 175 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 27 December Term 1884, C. P. No. 1. On October 21, 1889, an amicable scire facias was entered in favor of the city of Philadelphia against the Church of St. James the Less, upon a municipal claim filed by the city on December 9, 1884, for $591.56, against property of the defendant church on Clearfield street, in the Twenty-eighth ward, being…
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APPEAL BY PLAINTIEE EBOM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 175 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 27 December Term 1884, C. P. No. 1. On October 21, 1889, an amicable scire facias was entered in favor of the city of Philadelphia against the Church of St. James the Less, upon a municipal claim filed by the city on December 9, 1884, for $591.56, against property of the defendant church on Clearfield street, in the Twenty-eighth ward, being for work and materials furnished by said city in laying water-pipe on said street, in front of said lot. An affidavit of…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam;:
Assuming, as we must, in cases such as this, that the defendant’s averments are true, the court committed no error in refusing to enter judgment against the defendant for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence.
Appeal dismissed, with costs to be paid by the appellant.
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