Spring City Brick Co. v. Henry Martin Brick Machine Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 221 Pa. 385
• 70 A. 774
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 493

Syllabus

<p>Appeals — Jurisdiction—Supreme Court — Superior Court — Amount in controversy — Judgment for payment of money — Actions tried together— Act of May 5,1899, P. L. 248.</p> <p>Where an action is brought to recover back money, on ground of breach of warranty, and the defendant in such action brings a separate suit against the plaintiff in the action, on a promissory note, and by agreement the two actions are tried together, and result in a verdict for the defendant for an amount less than fifteen hundred dollars, an appeal' lies to the Superior and not to the Supreme Court, inasmuch as the judgment is a judgment for the payment of money.</p> <p>Under the Act of May 5, 1899, P. L. 248, the legislature intended to provide standards of proof for purposes of jurisdiction, in two classes of actions which should include every possible case; first, issues involving title or possession of specific property, real or personal, and, second, issues involving payment of money.</p>