Reitze v. Meadville & L. Ry. Co.
Citations
- 126 Pa. 437
- 17 A. 663
- 1889 Pa. LEXIS 895
Syllabus
<p>Wliile on an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace the trial in the Court of Common Pleas is de novo, yet the cause of action must remain the same; when, therefore, an action against a railroad company before a justice of the peace, was trespass for killing a horse, and on appeal it was changed to assumpsit for breach of a contract to erect and maintain a fence, it was not error to enter judgment of compulsory nonsuit.</p>
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Judges: McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Pee, Sterrett, Williams
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