Nobles v. Piollet

Citations

• 16 Pa. Super. 386
• 1901 Pa. Super. LEXIS 82

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Road commissioners in Bradford county — Acts of April 13, 1843, P. L. 214; April 5, 1844, P. L. 201; March 30, 1846, P. L. 199— Certiorari — Common pleas.</p> <p>The court of common pleas has no jurisdiction to review by certiorari the proceedings of boards of road commissioners elected in townships in Bradford county under the special acts of April 13, 1843, P. L. 214, April 5, 1844, P. L. 201, and March 30, 1846, P. L. 199. Such boards are not “ inferior courts not of record ” within the meaning of the constitutional provision giving power to the common pleas to review proceedings on certiorari.</p> <p>Appeal — Certiorari—Review—Record.</p> <p>As certiorari does not take up the evidence, the appellate court has no power to review questions of fact passed upon by the court below on depositions submitted to the court.</p>