McMellen v. Williamson

Citations

• 32 Pa. Super. 263
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 334

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Equity rules — Appeals—“Brief statement of error.”</p> <p>The equity rule which provides that “the appellant shall file in the court below, with his notice of appeal, a brief statement of the errors he alleges to have been made by the order or decree appealed from,” is not a mere formality, and want of compliance with it cannot be cured at a subsequent time upon mere motion without any excuse offered.</p> <p>Rule 17 requiring a concise statement of the question involved to be printed in the appellant’s paper-book, is mandatory, and is violated by printing a statement a page in length.</p>