Serfass v. Stevenson

Citations

• 8 Pa. Super. 519
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 92

Syllabus

<p>Appeals — Penalty for delay — Act of May 19, 1897.</p> <p>On appeal by plaintiff from a judgment on a verdict in an action of replevin, the penalty for appealing merely for delay provided by the Act of May 19, 1897, section 21, P. L. 67, will be imposed where it appears that no assignments of error had been filed, that on the first day of the term the appeal was withdrawn and the case discontinued, and where the answer to a rule to.show cause why the penalty should, not be imposed was not served on the appellee’s counsel, and failed to show cause for the course of action pursued by appellant.</p>