Black v. Pittsburgh

Citations

• 266 Pa. 97
• 109 A. 616
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 507

Syllabus

<p>Notmry public — Fees — Liability of city- — -Notary’s register of fees — Building licenses.</p> <p>1. A statement of claim does not disclose a legal cause of action against a city, where plaintiff, a notary public who was employed in the separate capacity' of a clerk in the office of the building inspector of defendant, sues the city for notarial fees and alleges in the statement that at the special request of defendant’s officials he performed notarial services (not incident to his employment as a clerk for defendant) to expedite defendant’s business; and that he could not state the exact amount, as the record of the same is within the knowledge and control of defendant, and demands an accounting.</p> <p>2. In such a ease the city has no power to authorize such employment. The applicants for building licenses were liable for the notary’s fees.</p> <p>3. As the plaintiff’s statement showed that he did not keep and file in the office of the recorder of deeds a register of his official acts, as required by law, he cannot recover.</p>