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Dougherty v. Cumberland County
22 Pa. Super. 591
Pa. Super. Ct.
1903
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Pee Cubiam,

This is a case stated. A copy of the docket entries, if there were any, is not printed. Whether an action, amicable or otherwise, is pending, we cannot say. If there be none, a failure in this respect is fatal to the appeal. “ In a case stated it must appear that there is an action, amicable or otherwise, pending between the parties and that the dispute between them is real and not merely colorable and suggested only in order to have the law ascertained. In other words, there must be presented an issue over which the court has jurisdiction and which can appropriately be settled by its judgment;” 2 P. & L. Dig. of Dec. 2491. See also Forney et al. v. The County of Huntingdon, 6 Pa. Superior Ct. 397.

W'e have not been inclined to hold this rule very strictly where there is evidence of any kind from which we can infer the pendency of a suit. In the absence of any evidence on the subject, however, we deem it our duty to quash the appeal.

Appeal quashed.

Case Details

Case Name: Dougherty v. Cumberland County
Court Name: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Apr 20, 1903
Citation: 22 Pa. Super. 591
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 5
Court Abbreviation: Pa. Super. Ct.
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