Kalbfus v. Rundell
Citations
- 134 Pa. 102
- 19 A. 492
- 1890 Pa. LEXIS 672
Syllabus
<p>Where a judgment has been recovered in an action in case in the nature of a conspiracy, the cause of action declared upon being a tort and not a mere breach of contract, the plaintiff is entitled to have a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum for its enforcement.'</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding that claimant’s own negligence is insufficient good cause, as a matter of law, to justify failure to appear at referee’s hearing
- holding that “a claimant’s own negligence is insufficient ‘proper cause,’ as a matter of law, to justify his failure to appear at a referee’s hearing and warrant a new hearing”
- holding that misreading a hearing notice was negligence on the part of the claimant and did not constitute proper cause as a matter of law to justify the claimant's failure to appear at a referee's hearing
- noting that failure to understand a notice represents negligence on the part of claimant who received notification
- holding claimant’s misreading of date on hearing notice did not constitute good cause for nonappearance at referee’s hearing
- noting that failure to understand a notice represents negligence on the part of claimant who received notification
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Judges: McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Pee, Sterrett, Williams
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