Commonwealth v. Meeser
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1900, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Feb. T., 1900, making absolute a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Commonwealth v. Clarence Meeser and John F. Slater. Assumpsit on a forfeiture of recognizance.
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Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1900, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Feb. T., 1900, making absolute a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Commonwealth v. Clarence Meeser and John F. Slater. Assumpsit on a forfeiture of recognizance. The plaintiff’s statement was as follows : The commonwealth of Pennsylvania, plaintiff in the above case, claims and believes to be justly due by the defendants, $1,800, that being the amount of penalty of a certain recognizance given by the defendants, on November 16,1899, of which the following is a full copy: The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This was an action of assumpsit upon a recognizance of bail taken and acknowledged before a magistrate of the city of Philadelphia conditioned for the appearance of Clarence Meeser “at the next term of the court of oyer and terminer and quarter sessions of the peace for the city and county of Philadelphia to be holden on the first Monday of December, 1899,” etc. The particular charge upon which the defendant was arrested was “conspiracy to procure fraudulent votes, and to violate the election laws of Pennsylvania and procuring fraudulent votes.” The statement alleged: “…
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- Scully v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
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