McCloskey v. O'Hanlan

Citations

• 35 Pa. Super. 95
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 215

Syllabus

<p>Justice of the peace — Appeals—Transcript—Amendments—Names.</p> <p>Where an appeal has been taken from a justice of the peace and a transcript of the judgment filed, a petition asking leave to amend by-filing a transcript annexed to the petition will not be granted, where there is nothing on the record to show that there was any fraud practiced, nor anything to show that the transcript attached to the petition was correct and that the one filed was incorrect.</p> <p>Ejectment — Answer—Insufficiency of answer — Act of May 8, 1901, P. L. 142.</p> <p>In an action of ejectment where the defendant files a plea and answer, and subsequently, in compliance with a rule for a more specific answer, files a second answer, the court has no authority in law to enter a judgment against the defendant for want of a sufficient specific answer.</p>