Fowler v. Eddy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of McKean county : Of January Term 1885, No 88. This was, in the court below, a certiorari, by Frank Fowler, to review tbe record of the Recorder of Bradford City, wherein judgment was entered against said Fowler and in favor of G. W. Eddy, for $225.94. The facts were substantially as follows: Eddy, who had leased certain premises to Fowler, distrained upon the goods of the latter, claiming $241.22 for rent in arrear.
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Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of McKean county : Of January Term 1885, No 88. This was, in the court below, a certiorari, by Frank Fowler, to review tbe record of the Recorder of Bradford City, wherein judgment was entered against said Fowler and in favor of G. W. Eddy, for $225.94. The facts were substantially as follows: Eddy, who had leased certain premises to Fowler, distrained upon the goods of the latter, claiming $241.22 for rent in arrear. Fowler then caused a summons to be issued by the Recorder, who by Act of March 24th, 1877, was given jurisdiction of all canses of action to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mercur
delivered the opinion of the Court, Oct. 5th, 1885.
This ease arises under section 20 of the Act of the 20th of March, 1810, Purd Dig., 849 pl., 33. The learned judge very correctly said it was of difficult construction. Without the aid of Hilke v. Eisenbeis, 8 Out., 514, it is not surprising that he fell into an error. In that case we said the language of this section was indefinite and obscure, and that very little aid was given in its construction by the adjudged cases. After a careful consideration and examination of them, and of the Act, we declared that the main purpose of the limited…
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