Headley v. Renner
Citations
- 129 Pa. 542
- 18 A. 549
- 1889 Pa. LEXIS 980
Syllabus
<p>1. An objection that a question of law was not properly reserved must be made at the time of the reservation, and if no exception is then taken, the presumption is that the reservation was assented to by the parties.</p> <p>2. An assignment of error which avers simply that the court erred in not answering the appellant’s points, but does not state the points, is not in accordance with the Rules of Court (Rule XXIII.), and will not be considered.</p> <p>3. The acceptance of a devise which is coupled with a direction that a sum certain shall be paid by the devisee to a third party, ereates'a personal liability of the devisee which may be enforced against him by an action in debt.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding an employer may not unilaterally alter a claimant’s benefits without receiving, inter alia, a discretionary supersedeas from the WCJ
- WCJ cannot retroactively justify employer’s unilateral cessation of payment of benefits by grant of retroactivé suspension of benefits
- where parties did not dispute existence and effect of document attached to appellate brief, appellate court would consider it in the interest of judicial economy, despite its omission from the certified record
- employer’s medical deposition provided a reasonable basis for the contest
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Judges: Clark, Cueiam, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams
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