Shelly v. Dampman

Citations

• 174 Pa. 495
• 34 A. 124
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 912

Syllabus

<p>Superior Court — Appeals—Act of June 24, 1895.</p> <p>The act of June 24, 1895, P. L. 212, establishing the Superior Court became effective in all respects from and after July 1, 1895, and parties in pending actions at that date had three months from that time in which to enter their appeals.</p> <p>The new system which was provided for by the Superior Court act was intended to apply in the future and not to the past.</p> <p>Under the act of June 24, 1895, P. L. 212, establishing the Superior Court, an appeal taken after the expiration of three months from the date of the entry of the judgment in the court below, but within three months after July 1, 1895, is in time.</p>