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Messina v. Di Venti

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1931
100 Pa. Super. 379 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1931)

Opinion

October 21, 1930.

January 30, 1931.

Appeals — Assignments of error — Violation of Rules 23 and 27 of the Superior Court.

When the only assignment of error is that "the court en banc erred in sustaining the findings of the trial judge, which were against the evidence, or the weight of the evidence and the law," there is a violation of Rule 23 of the Superior Court, which provides that "reference must be made to all the reasons given by the trial tribunal for the rulings complained of, and to the places in the record where they may be found": there is also a violation of Rule 27 of the Superior Court which states that the "assignment must quote verbatim the evidence or finding, the objection or exception, the decision of the court thereon, and the exception taken to such decision."

Appeal No. 96, October T., 1930, by defendants from judgment of M.C., Philadelphia County, August T., 1925, No. 486, in the case of Salvatore Messina v. Sabato Di Venti and Carmela Di Venti.

Before TREXLER, P.J., KELLER, LINN, GAWTHROP, CUNNINGHAM and BALDRIGE, JJ. Affirmed.

Assumpsit for labor and materials. Before BLUETT, J., without a jury.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.

Finding for the plaintiff in the sum of $875, and judgment entered thereon. Defendants appealed.

Error assigned was the sustaining by the court en banc of the findings of the trial judge.

G. Theo. Maioriello, for appellants.

Emanuel Moss of Moss Moss, for appellee.


Argued October 21, 1930.


The plaintiff's claim against the defendants grew out of an alleged failure to comply with a building contract. The case was tried before Judge BLUETT of the municipal court, without a jury, and a finding rendered in favor of the plaintiff.

The appellants' only assignment of error is: "The court, en banc erred in sustaining the findings of the trial judge, which were against the evidence, or the weight of the evidence and the law." This is a clear violation of our Rule 23, which provides that "reference must be made to all the reasons given by the trial tribunal for the rulings complained of, and to the places in the record where they may be found;" as well as Rule 27, which states that the "assignment must quote verbatim the evidence or finding, the objection or exception, the decision of the court thereon, and the exception taken to such decision."

Notwithstanding the failure to comply with these rules, we have examined into the merits of the case and find no error. The issues involved questions of fact which were for the trial judge's determination and we find no reason to disturb his conclusion.

Judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Messina v. Di Venti

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1931
100 Pa. Super. 379 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1931)
Case details for

Messina v. Di Venti

Case Details

Full title:Messina v. Di Venti et ux., Appellants

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jan 30, 1931

Citations

100 Pa. Super. 379 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1931)