Clift v. Philadelphia

Citations

• 41 Pa. Super. 638
• 1910 Pa. Super. LEXIS 278

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Courts—Stenographers—Payment of stenographer — Act of May 1, 1907, P. L. 135.</p> <p>The portion of the Act of May 1, 19.07, P. L. 135, which authorizes the placing upon the county of' the burden of paying for typewritten copies of the stenographic reports of trials furnished to the plaintiff and defendant, or their respective counsel, in litigation between private parties in which the public has no direct interest, is not unconstitutional; but no such copies can be furnished, except in pursuance of a special order of the court in each case, unless the case has been appealed to the Supreme or Superior Court. A general order of court directing copies of the notes to be furnished to the plaintiff and defendant in all private cases is invalid, inasmuch as the court cannot divest itself of the discretion which it must exercise in each particular case.</p>