In re Melon Street

Citations

• 9 Pa. Super. 18
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 107

Syllabus

<p>Jurisdiction, Supreme and Superior Courts — Interpretation of mandate of Supreme Court by quarter sessions— Exclusive jurisdiction in Supreme Court.</p> <p>The Supreme Court having reversed the judgments of the Superior Court, reversing a decree of the quarter sessions, and having directed judgments to be entered in .damage cases arising from the vacation of Melon street, upon filing certain releases, the court of quarter sessions entered judgment and the city of Philadelphia appealed. Held, that the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether or not the court of quarter sessions in entering judgment, has complied with the mandate of the Supreme Court is in that court and that the proper method to obtain a decision of the question is by direct application to the Supreme Court and not by appeal to the Superior Court.</p> <p>Practice, Superior Court — Appeals—Important question certified to Supreme Court — Act of June 24, 1895, P. L. 212.</p> <p>Where questions raised on a motion to quash are so difficult and important as to make it expedient that they should be decided by the Supreme Court, the Superior Court will certify the case upon the questions raised to the Supreme Court under section 10 of the Act of June 24,1895, P. L. 212.</p>